weird encounter buying dvdr's

porkrind · 20 Sep 2006 at 19:53

I went into local Adsa and bought 1 dvdr and was asked for my postcode!

why wouldthey want it, never been asked before???????????

Lan · 20 Sep 2006 at 19:56

lol wtf

edit: they obv think ure some illegal microsoft hacker and are going to report u to ms, were you by any chance wearing a t-shirt wiv bill gates face wiv a cross over it

JamFace · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:03

they may have been doing a survey to find out where their customers are from and what the spending habits of customers from different areas are in the store etc, were they asking others did u notice?

Lan · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:04

JamFace said:
they may have been doing a survey to find out where their customers are from and what the spending habits of customers from different areas are in the store etc, were they asking others did u notice?

grr i h8 tht i like to keep my info to myself i dont wnt no **** junk mail grr h8 it

EDIT

porkrind · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:07

i gave a made up one anyway , but i was like WTF why?

Lan · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:09

porkrind said:
WTF why?

exactly they dont need it so dont give it

fini · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:09

They probably have systems where whoever puts the product on file (at head office) can choose whether information is needed and what age they need to be over; in which case someone at head office's taken the mick.

I've got a saturday job at a well known competitor and, for a week, ipod covers could only technically be sold to someone over thirty something.

fini

VeNT · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:10

next time ask them why they are taking your details, ask them if it is protected and if they will be using these details for market research, ask them if they are going to use your details to send targeted advertising, and tell them if they ARE doing any of these things that you're NOT going to give them your details.

Werewolf · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:12

JamFace said:
they may have been doing a survey to find out where their customers are from and what the spending habits of customers from different areas are in the store etc, were they asking others did u notice?

Bingo, I think this was mentioned in GD a couple of days ago.

It's generally down to market research, by fnding out where people are coming to the store from they can work out it's rough "catchment" area, which helps when they are targetting advertising (at areas with few current customers) or working out where to put new stores (if an area has a lot of customers but no store near it).

JamFace · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:13

** postcode includes several other houses around u, so they can't use just that to send u stuff

VeNT · 20 Sep 2006 at 20:14

JamFace said:
** postcode includes several other houses around u, so they can't use just that to send u stuff

not where I live

ajm · 21 Sep 2006 at 08:19

In future just refuse to give it as you wouldn't give out you phone number to a total stranger would you.