Quote from: Mousepotato on June 29, 2011, 10:54:00 PM

Quote from: wolftaur on June 29, 2011, 10:25:20 PM

It does impinge on traceability. I actually do this with grocery stores to fuck with their data mining -- I don't have one of those discount cards for any of the local places I shop at. I do, however, have several friends' phone numbers memorized, and I use those to identify "myself" for the discounts. My friends are aware of this, and find it hilarious. Especially the non-smokers who now get ads for tobacco in their mailboxes.

That actually works out to their advantage, depending on the grocery store chain. My local chain Kroger/Frys has deals with Shell gas stations such that if you buy $XX worth of groceries, you get $.10 off per gallon of gas you buy.

That's one of the biggest reasons all my friends don't mind when I do it.

I can't drive because of a vision defect, but I keep getting them discounts on their gas because the store thinks they're paying for my groceries.