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Hawkowl

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46. It IS avoidable

Reply to Terry_M (Reply #5)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 03:35 AM

Feb 2012

Just use cash. It might be a bit inconvenient, but no one can track you using cash.

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If having Store cards doesn't seem like a big deal to you read this. [View all] Justice wanted Feb 2012 OP

TARGET marketing, indeed Electric Monk Feb 2012 #1

Oh Yes. I know Target isn't the ONLY store doing it. All sort of companies are doing it. I'm sure Justice wanted Feb 2012 #3

I always have mixed feelings about these cards. I like the discounts in the grocery store RKP5637 Feb 2012 #2

Hey BUT think about this. Do you buy women's products? Do you have a buy your gorceries with a Justice wanted Feb 2012 #7

I don't like it either but I gave up. limpyhobbler Feb 2012 #14

It really unnerved me the other day when the grocery store automated check out RKP5637 Feb 2012 #18

No condoms? jberryhill Feb 2012 #36

Nope, message said NO, due to pending block of all birth control devices by R's. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2012 #51

My husband has one and use it for discount on Gas (he drives 40 mins to work and back home each Justice wanted Feb 2012 #21

I put them in my dog's name and gave the pooch a medical degree! MADem Feb 2012 #45

No, I just do it for food, that's all. Yep, but I know exactly what you mean. I find all of RKP5637 Feb 2012 #15

Seems you don't even need to have/use a store card Duer 157099 Feb 2012 #4

Target goes by credit card, too gvstn Feb 2012 #28

You and I seem to be the minority who can project ahead Duer 157099 Feb 2012 #39

Yup. Dick's Sporting goods does this. I couldn't find the receipt for AllyCat Feb 2012 #43

It's unavoidable Terry_M Feb 2012 #5

It IS avoidable Hawkowl Feb 2012 #46

The problem gvstn Feb 2012 #56

let's see, I buy calcium and zinc, cotton balls, additive-free soaps, lotions, etc., and I love the niyad Feb 2012 #6

'Intimate details?' elleng Feb 2012 #8

Amazon does the same thing richmwill Feb 2012 #9

And on this page I see an ad for Broadway strollers. Coincidence? virgogal Feb 2012 #10

right now the as is for a 'compassionate, christian ob-gyn: niyad Feb 2012 #12

But wait, why isn't the economy booming? napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #11

So? The small town general store manager did the same thing jberryhill Feb 2012 #13

True! But did Mr Drucker than turn around and Sell this knowledge and infomation to the highest Justice wanted Feb 2012 #16

OMG! Coupons for stuff I'm likely to buy? jberryhill Feb 2012 #19

You may not have a problem with that. I personally do not want so many companies and people Justice wanted Feb 2012 #22

Would every 28 days or so be a good guess jberryhill Feb 2012 #33

actually not for me. My cycle is VERY different than an average woman. Justice wanted Feb 2012 #49

Mr. Drucker didn't have anyone to sell his information to jmowreader Feb 2012 #31

No, but Mr Drucker gossiped with everybody in town csziggy Feb 2012 #32

No, THAT was Mr. Haney jberryhill Feb 2012 #37

Mr. Haney had Mr. Drucker print all the photos he took. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #52

No wonder Haney was always after more money jberryhill Feb 2012 #55

I only have three store cards MorningGlow Feb 2012 #17

Me too. BiggJawn Feb 2012 #26

Why is this a bad thing? There are a lot of people that work at Target Gman Feb 2012 #20

You don't like getting coupons for stuff you might actually need to buy? FarCenter Feb 2012 #23

Not coming to my home with my name on it. No I'm sorry I personally think is too much Justice wanted Feb 2012 #25

What the stores know about me... BiggJawn Feb 2012 #24

They're not a big deal to me. I don't use them and the stores accept me. saras Feb 2012 #27

Scary. I was wondering why I got pet coupons. I have pets. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #29

But don't you see? jberryhill Feb 2012 #34

I don't have any "store cards", and... Rochester Feb 2012 #30

hmm quakerboy Feb 2012 #35

My buying habits must confuse the hell out of them NV Whino Feb 2012 #38

Do they even HAVE coupons for weed? jberryhill Feb 2012 #40

Same here... pipi_k Feb 2012 #57

Trying to expand your repertoire I guess NV Whino Feb 2012 #58

Courtesy Scan Please? alphafemale Feb 2012 #41

At Safeway, I just punch in my phone number... Comrade Grumpy Feb 2012 #42

This is not new, it has been going on for many years PuppyBismark Feb 2012 #44

That's why when I got the card I gave them fake info Raine Feb 2012 #47

What about the NSA? FrodosPet Feb 2012 #48

I'm not bothered by this at all. Codeine Feb 2012 #50

I don't care. YellowRubberDuckie Feb 2012 #53

I have only one store care for Kroger TexasProgresive Feb 2012 #54