On Wednesday, January 22, 2014 12:13:41 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
sms wrote:

On 1/22/2014 6:07 AM, wrote:



Walgreens is just BLAH in that

regard. Every store is the same it seems...... But that seems to be

the case with all chain stores. Walmart is like that too, but at

least they dont play all those games and require cards and forms to

fill out. What it says on the shelf is what I pay, and I like it

that way.



As others have pointed out, there is no requirement to provide a real

name, address, or phone number to get the card, and many people use

bogus (and creative) names. A good list of some names to use is at

http://www.cartalk.com/content/staff-credits. Or take an Indian name

such as Mr. Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta or Mr.

Wolfe貞chlegel貞tein虐ausen苑erger苓orff. Unfortunately, Walgreen's

doesn't call you by name, like Safeway does, when they hand you your

receipt.



Which works only until the first time you don't pay with cash. After that, they

have everything you ever purchased there linked to YOU.

OMG! Heaven forbid. Back 50+ years ago, everything people ordered
from Sears, Montgomery Wards, Burpee Seeds, JC Whitney, by sending
in a mail or phone order was linked to them too. You just wake up?