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Originally posted by robustpuppy
anybody who asks you for your social security number when it's not necessary
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I'm with you, sister.
I'm a mom and pop store kind of guy. I generally try to avoid the really big stores when I can, even if I have to pay a little more. When Blockbuster's business plan involves locating already successful video rental shops and opening
literally adjacent to them, it pisses me off.
But the last time I moved, I went down to the local video rental place and asked for forms to sign up. I filled out the form, gave two credit card numbers, but skipped the social security information.
When I gave it to him and he asked me to fill it in, I asked him why he needed it.
He said, "It's just precautionary."
I said, "You have two of my credit cards in case I decide to run off with a dvd or video that's been viewed by 67 people already and cost you, at most, $10 - $30. Why do you need my social security number?"
He said, "It's store policy." [Boy do I love that one. Who came up with this, by the way? And why do people hear that and then walk away, accepting it happily?]
I said, "Are you the manager or do you own this store?"
He said, "I own it."
I said, "So it's
your policy."
He said, "Yeah, I guess so."
I said, "Can you explain the reasons behind setting up such a policy?"
He said, "It's precautionary in nature."
I said, "Well, that clears it up. Don't you realize that people lose their identities to crooks everyday because some jackass clerk at the video store is careless with applications like these and leaves them laying around for anyone to pick up?"
He said, "I assure you, we are very careful with the applications."
I said, pointing to one of the applications that had been sitting next to the register since I came in, "You mean like this one?"
He said, "Well, yeah. And I'm sorry if it upsets you, but it's store policy. Everyone who rents here has to fill it out."
I said, "Give me back my application," ripped it up and finished with, "I can't wait until Blockbuster knocks you off this block. But in the meantime, I'll rent from the other video store two blocks away from here, dumbass."
Thurgreed(and it wasn't an elaine, putamayo situation -- different owner, I checked)Marshall
