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Morality?  What does morality have to do with it?  It's business.  Get with the
program.

Dave Martel wrote:

> "They" aren't forced to give me a card without demanding ID.
>
> "They" aren't forced to give me the discount.
>
> How come your morality system is so one-sided? You wouldn't happen to
> work for "them", would you?
>
> >
> >If you lie to them, get a card, ask for the discounts, then refuse to
> >use the card and demand the discount (all of which you have said that
> >you do) then you are dishonest.
>
> Oh, puh-leeeze. Why do you think they don't demand ID in the first
> place? Why do you think they have an override key on the register for
> people who don't have cards? They know full well that a certain
> portion of the population is concerned about our privacy. The grocers
> want to make as much money as they can on the sheep, but they still
> don't want to lose the business of those of us who are willing to
> stand up for ourselves.
>
> Do you truly believe that the 50 cents "less" one pays for a bottle of
> soda with a shopper card reflects the amount of money the store makes
> off that piece of data? If so then you have no concept just how
> cheaply your personal information goes for. I doubt if the chain gets
> even one tenth of one cent for that info. The other 49.9 cents is to
> pressure you into using your card. They actually do far, far better
> off people who don't use cards and don't take discounts. Even at the
> "discount" rate - which just happens to be about the same price things
> sold for before these cards came along - they make enough profit to
> still want my business.
>
> If not then they have every right to tell me to get lost.
>
> >That's up to you.  But it makes you no better than a thief the way I
> >see it.
>
> That's ok, you're no better than another sheep meekly waiting your
> turn, the way I see it.
>
> >I won't fill out that kind of info, either.  And I usually pay cash -
> >'cause I like my privacy.
>
> Just wait until you get charged 50% extra for nearly everything in the
> store unless you present a card. I've seen it happen in two different
> cities - they start out small and then slowly escalate as in an
> attempt to coerce everyone into compliance.
>
> >You want the advantages that they give for letting them have that
> >info, and aren't willing to pay the price.
>
> Yeah, it seems "they" can do anything "they" want and that's perfectly
> OK with you, yet "we" must be constrained by civilized rules. That's a
> sucker's bet.