On 9/4/2013 8:58 AM, Bill wrote:
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Half the time when I'm asked to fill out a survey, I'm even told how to
fill it out ("9 or 10 means I'm doing my job"). At least that's what the
man said at Sears. And I had to wait 5 minutes for him to show up to
take my money. I don't fill out surveys as volunteer work.

That's the way I feel when I hand over the CC and then cashier expects
me to do all the entry stuff--I'm the customer, not the clerk...

One advantage in small town to make up for the disadvantage of not
having the box stores is that the penchant for the insatiable demand for
the surveys and stuff like it hasn't hit local merchants and still just
do 90% of what do on local open accounts....only the places like the
chain groceries, etc., are pita to deal with.

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