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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 141747" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I'm with Heather. I really don't like people being overly friendly. You call me by my first name and (1) odds are you'll mispronounce it anyway and (2) I'll guarantee you you will get this response, "Do you know me? Am I a friend of yours?" I usually get a long pause and then a no. Then I ask, "Well, if you're not my friend and you don't know me, why are you calling me by my first name?" Mind you, I did this when I was in my 20s and still do it in my 50s. I like a little formality in my life. I don't like people who don't know me misprouncing my name.</p><p> </p><p>I don't mind giving out my zip code because it really is done to see where to open a store. You don't get my phone number unless there is a reason that I want you to call me -- not my home, not my cell. I'll happily tell you I'll make up a phone number but you don't get my real number. I've even told clerks to put in their phone number. I've also held up lines while clerks call their manager. Barring one time at Sears (my nemesis of stores), the phone number became a non-issue.</p><p> </p><p>Like Marcie and Heather, my cards say ask for ID. Never had a problem with it and a few clerks have commented that they think it is a very smart idea and do the same thing.</p><p> </p><p>One of my biggest pet peeves/fears is having a grocery clerk do the, "Thank you for shopping with us, Ms. XYZ." Sorry, I really don't need my name broadcast through the checkout line. I flat out tell them to not use my name before they even start checking me out. Granted, part of it is paranoia because of past experiences but the other part is just a dislike of my personal information made public. This frequently causes some consternation and confusion. I actually had to write a letter to one grocery chain that their new policy was stupid and downright dangerous. It took them about a week to change their policy that all clerks had to say a person's name!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 141747, member: 3626"] I'm with Heather. I really don't like people being overly friendly. You call me by my first name and (1) odds are you'll mispronounce it anyway and (2) I'll guarantee you you will get this response, "Do you know me? Am I a friend of yours?" I usually get a long pause and then a no. Then I ask, "Well, if you're not my friend and you don't know me, why are you calling me by my first name?" Mind you, I did this when I was in my 20s and still do it in my 50s. I like a little formality in my life. I don't like people who don't know me misprouncing my name. I don't mind giving out my zip code because it really is done to see where to open a store. You don't get my phone number unless there is a reason that I want you to call me -- not my home, not my cell. I'll happily tell you I'll make up a phone number but you don't get my real number. I've even told clerks to put in their phone number. I've also held up lines while clerks call their manager. Barring one time at Sears (my nemesis of stores), the phone number became a non-issue. Like Marcie and Heather, my cards say ask for ID. Never had a problem with it and a few clerks have commented that they think it is a very smart idea and do the same thing. One of my biggest pet peeves/fears is having a grocery clerk do the, "Thank you for shopping with us, Ms. XYZ." Sorry, I really don't need my name broadcast through the checkout line. I flat out tell them to not use my name before they even start checking me out. Granted, part of it is paranoia because of past experiences but the other part is just a dislike of my personal information made public. This frequently causes some consternation and confusion. I actually had to write a letter to one grocery chain that their new policy was stupid and downright dangerous. It took them about a week to change their policy that all clerks had to say a person's name! [/QUOTE]
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