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pinboy3niner

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9. Good! I hope Vons/Safeway joins the trend of dropping the cards.

Reply to Gormy Cuss (Original post)

Sun Aug 11, 2013, 12:44 PM

Aug 2013

They have cardmember savings, PLUS special savings for cardmembers who are enrolled in a special program and click on special offers online (which loads the discountd prices onto your card). They even have computers in their stores for customers to use to click the special savings and print out a shopping list.

I use it for the extra savings, but I'd be happy tosee it all go away.

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A Disloyalty Movement? Supermarkets and Customers Drop Loyalty Card Programs [View all] Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 OP

Just lose it already mick063 Aug 2013 #1

Hmm...the last time I filled up, though, I saved $.50 per gallon, MineralMan Aug 2013 #10

No kidding Duer 157099 Aug 2013 #14

And, if they drop the discount, they can charge full mark-up to everyone! leveymg Aug 2013 #2

And loyalty cards aren't about getting more money from customers... Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #11

I hate those damn things get the red out Aug 2013 #3

Yep. Fake ID Address and Phone of an old defunct business I used to work for. TalkingDog Aug 2013 #15

Well, the NSA will probably stop buying data leftstreet Aug 2013 #4

The NSA is not "buying" supermarket data GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #5

True. Probably brokering it for a fee leftstreet Aug 2013 #6

And you base that on..... GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #7

Just a hunch leftstreet Aug 2013 #8

I have a hunch that that President Obama doesn't really like broccoli GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #16

I recall reading NSA does buy data from commercial aggregators and credit reporting agencies. leveymg Aug 2013 #13

Amazing Andy823 Aug 2013 #12

What would the NSA need with supermarket data? jmowreader Aug 2013 #18

Don't be so quick to not judge. flvegan Aug 2013 #21

Well, there is that... jmowreader Aug 2013 #23

Good! I hope Vons/Safeway joins the trend of dropping the cards. pinboy3niner Aug 2013 #9

The "special" card was finally figured out olddots Aug 2013 #17

I HATE those stupid cards, if you don't have or want one they keep on Raine Aug 2013 #19

Big Data has made it unnecessary for retailers. Brickbat Aug 2013 #20

Alas, I believe that you are correct. Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #22

It's becoming cheaper to buy the info from choicepoint. KentuckyWoman Aug 2013 #24