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Originally Posted by HappyTraveler
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.
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I give them a known non-working telephone number. I have multiple grocery store and other memberships tied to this number. But, they can never call me or text me. Neither can anyone they share their lists with.
I also have a memorized 9-digit (invalid SSN #) that I use whenever I am forced to provide my SSN to an entity that has no business having same.
Finally, for those that have no business knowing my DOB, I give them my brother's DOB which I have no problem remembering.
In all cases, I'm able to conjure up the number if asked by these entities. But these numbers go nowhere; not to me or anyone else. Of course, the government and healthcare providers all get the correct numbers.