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Old 08-08-2025, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by HappyTraveler View Post
Lol, have you not noticed? Because a majority of retailers ask for your phone number when checking out (in person) if not using self-checkout..

It's not for the customers benefit, it's for the retail companies demographic analysis and purchase tracking.

I don't give it to them...pretty much ever. Consequently, I get maybe two troll calls per year.
I don't give out my phone number either, but I still get telemarketer calls. I don't hear them because my phone is set on "do not disturb" except for numbers that are on my contacts list.