but... then... you, um, still don't get the discount, and you're out $5 for a gopher who's gonna pocket the crayons for him or herself. heh. fear not, i can think of all sorts of scenarios for discreetly buying 17 weebles and a pregnancy test.
however. the real point was, as i didn't think i'd have to spell out, precisely what you did spell out (thanky) elsewhere in this very thread: that they can and do use personal information and buying habits collected in this way for purposes other than giving shoppers discounts and tailoring what's on the store shelves to fit customer needs. did i still use the cards? yeah. did other people i knew use them even while kvetching about lack of privacy? sure. but it is an issue. besides that, it's the complaint i heard most from fellow shoppers, not the inconvenience of having to show them every time you bought something, and i thought the lack of even a mention of that in the article was noticeable.
i guess that's what i get for trying to be oblique but amusing. that'll learn me.
shoppers use these kinds of cards at many u.s. grocery store chains already to get discounts and promotions. the biggest recurring complaint i hear is itchiness about privacy, and it's a little odd the article doesn't mention that at all.
i mean, sure... they save a few dollars on your bill and add some clout to your pining for chive chip dip. but do you really want it on record that you bought crayons, vaseline and a spatula on your last stop at the corner market?
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*golf clap* HAD to be done, that did.
but... then... you, um, still don't get the discount, and you're out $5 for a gopher who's gonna pocket the crayons for him or herself. heh. fear not, i can think of all sorts of scenarios for discreetly buying 17 weebles and a pregnancy test.
however. the real point was, as i didn't think i'd have to spell out, precisely what you did spell out (thanky) elsewhere in this very thread: that they can and do use personal information and buying habits collected in this way for purposes other than giving shoppers discounts and tailoring what's on the store shelves to fit customer needs. did i still use the cards? yeah. did other people i knew use them even while kvetching about lack of privacy? sure. but it is an issue. besides that, it's the complaint i heard most from fellow shoppers, not the inconvenience of having to show them every time you bought something, and i thought the lack of even a mention of that in the article was noticeable.
i guess that's what i get for trying to be oblique but amusing. that'll learn me.
"...a buyer for Tesco" would, perhaps, have been a bit clearer. proper wording, fuzzy word placement.
"If you don't want Tesco to know you've bought the Vaseline and a spatula, simply don't hand over your Clubcard when you buy."
well, naturally - but then how do you get your discount, hmm? *grin*
shoppers use these kinds of cards at many u.s. grocery store chains already to get discounts and promotions. the biggest recurring complaint i hear is itchiness about privacy, and it's a little odd the article doesn't mention that at all. i mean, sure... they save a few dollars on your bill and add some clout to your pining for chive chip dip. but do you really want it on record that you bought crayons, vaseline and a spatula on your last stop at the corner market?
damn. i just KNOW i left my uncanny valley around here someplace...