[TriLUG] [WAY OT] security goons at TigerDirect in Raleigh: "No, thanks!"

[Greg Brown]

AND I tell that story to everyone I know who mentions they'd like to shop at
TG.  Amazing how many start looking elsewhere.

Greg

On 5/31/07, Greg Brown <gwbrown1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Amen.. the cashier said he had to have my phone number last time I was at
> Tiger D. and I said "no".  The cashier said "sir, it is policy, I have to
> get your number" and I again said "No, I do not give out my personal
> information".  In the end cashier man^h^h^h boy said "no number, no sale"
> and I walked out without them making a sale totaling over $500.00.
>
> WTF ever.
>
> Greg
>
> On 5/31/07, Magnus <magnus at trilug.org> wrote:
> >
> > Phillip Rhodes wrote:
> > > This particular libertarian does see it that way.  I do find it
> > > offensive when stores treat me like a criminal, and I do make it a
> > > habit to keep walking if my purchase sets off the little alarm at the
> > > door.  I figure if they really think I'm stealing something, one of
> > > them can chase me down and tackle me, then we'll deal with the
> > > fallout, whatever that may be.  But fundamentally, I believe that if
> > > I grow to despise their policies enough, I always have the option to
> > > take my business elsewhere.
> >
> > Actually I hadn't even mentioned the other attempted violation because
> > it was so small and so easily averted without drama.
> >
> > They wanted my phone number at the register and I said again "No,
> > thanks."  The cashier insisted, stating the register would not complete
> > the transaction without my phone number.  Again, "no, thank you."
> >
> > Magically the cashier found a way to make the transaction go through
> > without my phone number.
> >
> > <sarcasm> Cashier: "Ohhhhh this is a *UNIX* system.  I know this!"
> > </sarcasm>
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