On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:36:54 +0000, Clive George wrote:

"Jules" wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:10:11 +0000, Bob Eager wrote:
It's often "Do you have a Nectar card at all?". To which I reply "No, not
even slightly". Bemused stare...

Oh, I do like that! Or perhaps even better: "Yes, just this bit of one."
*hand over small fragment of plastic*

(that's one thing I've noticed in the US - they don't seem to constantly
try to ram their store cards down peoples' throats like they did in the
UK. Tesco and their bloody clubcard used to **** me off no end)

Though they do have dual pricing which means it's worth getting a card in
many, even for a very brief visit. The Tesco one pays off in the future, the
US ones pay off at the time.

I think my sense of not wanting to feel loyal to any particular store
always outweighs my desire to make a few savings - particularly when I
don't know what information they're recording about me or who else they're
giving it to.