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

[Greg Brown]

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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