MrDingleDangle
Lifer
yeah...no need to give real info...
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Fscking grocery store cards (privacy rant)
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yeah...no need to give real info...
Zugzwang152
Lifer
i just give them my real info, best case is they harass me and i take em to court 😉
Zugzwang152
Lifer
no but most states and even city/counties have laws about falsifying your identity. All they have to put in is a few lines pointing out any such law, and they could report you to the cops.
Well, they all give these cards out for free, and who says that the information has to be correct. Hell, you could put Osama Bin Laden on the card with a return address of Pakistan and nobody would say anything. It would be pretty funny though because at Safeway they always make a point of saying thank you Mr. (X) on the way out. I can just see it now. "Thank you Mr. Bin Laden for your purchase of ding dongs and cheerios..."......😀
In Kansas City we have the following:
Price Chopper - Makes you use the privacy invasion card to get a discount and there's nothing special about the chain.
Hen House - Also uses the privacy invasion card but they do carry some specialty items and their stores are > average quality.
Hy-Vee - NO privacy invasion cards, great prices, employee owned, excellent customer service, keeps it super simple.
I shop at HyVee 🙂
I don't think you're being paranoid, marketing companies would tap your phone line if it were legal.
On the other hand, why don't you just use false info? Do they mail the card to you or do they give it up on site?
As a full time database programmer I know the power of a relational DB.
This over agressive marketing + the .gov's TIA does scare me a bit, the potential for abuse is just too great.
Just my opinion
Price Chopper - Makes you use the privacy invasion card to get a discount and there's nothing special about the chain.
Hen House - Also uses the privacy invasion card but they do carry some specialty items and their stores are > average quality.
Hy-Vee - NO privacy invasion cards, great prices, employee owned, excellent customer service, keeps it super simple.
I shop at HyVee 🙂
I don't think you're being paranoid, marketing companies would tap your phone line if it were legal.
On the other hand, why don't you just use false info? Do they mail the card to you or do they give it up on site?
As a full time database programmer I know the power of a relational DB.
This over agressive marketing + the .gov's TIA does scare me a bit, the potential for abuse is just too great.
Just my opinion
Zugzwang152
Lifer
I don't think vendors are allowed to keep card numbers on record, its too dangerous...
MrsHoneybee
Senior member
I'm annoyed with Albertson's too. I used to always joke with hubby and refer to Albertson's as "savings without the card"...but now it's not that way. AHHHHH!!!!
MrDingleDangle
Lifer
haha i found that really funny for some reason
Here's how my store USED to do the card thing :
The card was free. You gave us your address and name and you didn't even have to give us your phone number if you didn't want to ( we didn't sell it to anybody anyways ). Your address was used to send you a coupon for $10 in free stuff and obviously we used your name on that and to keep with your account.
Why the hell is everybody so uptight about needing a card to get stuff? You give your name and address and that's it. Are you afraid somebody is going to come and break into your house?
You know what, I control all the food that you buy in that store and I could do far worse things than figure out where you live.
YES the stores do track your purchases to see what items you buy. They DO NOT link them to your name, but total them up to see if the customers are buying them. The stores lose revenue if they are getting stock nobody buys so this will help them figure out which are their most popular products.
I have seen customers save up to $20 / order using the card alone so please don't say that you don't save any money. We stopped using the card after stupid customers kept complaining that you needed a card to save money. I didn't see what the complaint was since you saved a lot of money and it made you feel like you were a part of the store but it obviously wasn't up to me. People acted like it was such a PITA for them to fill out a 30 second form and for us to give them a nice little card.
The sheer paranoia of the grocery-shopper community in America is astounding.
-silver
The card was free. You gave us your address and name and you didn't even have to give us your phone number if you didn't want to ( we didn't sell it to anybody anyways ). Your address was used to send you a coupon for $10 in free stuff and obviously we used your name on that and to keep with your account.
Why the hell is everybody so uptight about needing a card to get stuff? You give your name and address and that's it. Are you afraid somebody is going to come and break into your house?
You know what, I control all the food that you buy in that store and I could do far worse things than figure out where you live.
YES the stores do track your purchases to see what items you buy. They DO NOT link them to your name, but total them up to see if the customers are buying them. The stores lose revenue if they are getting stock nobody buys so this will help them figure out which are their most popular products.
I have seen customers save up to $20 / order using the card alone so please don't say that you don't save any money. We stopped using the card after stupid customers kept complaining that you needed a card to save money. I didn't see what the complaint was since you saved a lot of money and it made you feel like you were a part of the store but it obviously wasn't up to me. People acted like it was such a PITA for them to fill out a 30 second form and for us to give them a nice little card.
The sheer paranoia of the grocery-shopper community in America is astounding.
-silver
Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
and then you realize that over a full year, a good shopper can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars with these cards. I personally think its worth it, and a lot of others do too.
and then you realize that the grocery store raises prices from what they would be so you're not saving anything.
HappyPuppy
Lifer
All you paranoiacs are hilarious. Who gives a flying fvck if they know what kind of asswipe paper you use.
brtspears2
Diamond Member
So whats the difference between a card for a store with no membership (grocery stores mentioned) and membership stores (costco, sams) ?
Arent both trying to offer lower prices though some kinda "card" ?
Arent both trying to offer lower prices though some kinda "card" ?
kranky
Elite Member
Huh? They don't know what people are buying if they don't use a card? They could always use the tried-and-true "how much is in inventory" method.
The stores here won't let the cashiers use their card. But I've had success in asking the person behind me if they wouldn't mind letting them scan their card. Most of the time they are delighted to do it.
Zugzwang152
Lifer
Originally posted by: ElFenix
Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
and then you realize that over a full year, a good shopper can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars with these cards. I personally think its worth it, and a lot of others do too.
and then you realize that the grocery store raises prices from what they would be so you're not saving anything.
hmm, that hasnt been the case yet with me. but yet, that could happen.
i use those cards. I also get coupons mailed to me. CVS (pharmacy) has one where you get dollars back ($$ off $$$ coupons). while i went to school in manhattan (nyc) Duane Reade (pharmacy) had sales with their card, 70 cents for a 1 L bottle of dasani filtered water. very good for ppl who commute and want a cheap drink for their lunch.
Zugzwang152
Lifer
if you're gonna use their card you should give them your info, you should get a clue if you think its "okay" to give false information if you think you can get away with it.
Inventory doesn't always do it. It's hard to keep track of sampled/stolen goods. It's much simpler to use the computer to do this. Our store's registers are too old for it to do that stuff by itself so we use a 3rd party tool to track the card purchases. You are right in that many new stores actually have nice registers that will keep an individual inventory of products.
Our cashiers will also swipe a card for you. Hell, they're all in high school anyways so they're not going to be like, 'No! Don't save money here!' 😀
-silver
LostHiWay
Golden Member
Well if you some of you guys are already pissed about those cards this is gonna piss you off even more.
I was reading online somewhere that Giant Eagle was testing in certain markets making the savings card have a small fee that you pay every 30 days. I'm pretty sure is was like $5.00 or so.
I was reading online somewhere that Giant Eagle was testing in certain markets making the savings card have a small fee that you pay every 30 days. I'm pretty sure is was like $5.00 or so.
Zugzwang152
Lifer
now fees suck...i hope they burn.
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