Never Give Stores Your Zip Code
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Never Give Stores Your Zip Code
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#2edited
Cashier: May I have your Zip Code? Me: F* no!
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#3edited Cashier: May I have your Zip Code? Me: F * no!
Did you read the article? It's often the key to gaining your whole address for marketing purposes.
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#4Re: Never Give Stores Your Zip Code
#5What if you just said something like 98123 give then the a fake one? What would be the harm in that ?
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#6Doesn't everyone just fill in 90210?
or does give away my age...
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#7When I worked in retail we asked everyone for their Zip code regardless of their payment method. We were told that it was so that the store could determine where their customers were coming from. Half the time we would just type in the store's Zip Code so that we didn't have to bother the customer.
Gas stations on the other hand use Zip Codes as a way to prevent fraud. I've had my card rejected before by typing in the wrong Zip Code.
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#8I've actually suspected this for years and my simple and polite response is, "No, thanks." or "I don't give it out."
Re: Never Give Stores Your Zip Code
#9Doesn't everyone just fill in 90210? or does give away my age...
There was a show called "90210" (a Beverly Hills 90210 spinoff) that Wikipedia says just ended last month, so choosing that shouldn't show your age. (Although your question obviously did.)
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#10Doesn't everyone just fill in 90210? or does give away my age...
123 Main st, Vancouver, v1v1v1 gets a lot of junk mail because of me.