Shops wanting details

Shops wanting details

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Rich_W

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12,548 posts

212 months

Monday 26th January 2015
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Is it just me.

I'm getting sick of being asked for name, address, contact number, email and all manner of things when I want to buy something in a real shop.

I could understand if the item was expensive. Or had a warranty or some other reason that would benefit me but it just seems to be a process that's sprung up and stuck for market research purposes.

Now I've started to give fake postcodes and names and numbers but I would much rather be able to say "No thanks its £11 and I'm paying cash!" and not be given the look of disgust or confusion by the sales person. If anything it makes them suspicious which is pretty stupid.

Some will say shop elsewhere, but if you want something that's only sold in a few shops. Makes it hard to avoid.