Just bought a 2m section of flexible tube for a gas stove, and the sales clerk asked first for my phone number, to which I replied "I don't have one". Then she asked me for my name, to which I replied "I'll pay in cash". She then insisted it was so "the cashier will call you by name", to which I replied "I'm not giving you my name, I'll pay in cash". [Edit: she apparently got a bit upset when I refused to give info, but ended up entering "no name" according to the receipt]

Am I wrong for not wanting to give personal data for an item paid in cash, in person? No other hardware store ever asks me for my personal info.

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[–] 209 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

"So the cashier will call you by name" means they don't care if it's your real name, just react when they call it.

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  • [–] [S] 35 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    This is in a Spanish-speaking country, so maybe should've said "Aquiles Baeza"

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    I used to say ridiculous names to acknowledge their policy and politely rebel against it. It's fun when the hostess calls out "Batman, party of 4"

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  • [–] 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    I can just use my own name while traveling. They have no idea how to spell it. And even if they ask and get the spelling correct, the next person has no idea how to pronounce it.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    How else would you pronounce it? It's H-F-U-H-R-U-H-U-R-R, isn't it?

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  • [–] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    As a webdev, I'm proficient in coming up with names to test the limits of the interface. I would probably have to stick to ‘Konstantin Konstantinovich Konstantinopolsky’, since they are unlikely to accept the last name of ‘O'er-thirtythree-thirtythreefootfences-Istretchmyleg’.

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