My favorite? I tried shopping at Victoria’s Secret once, and the saleslady told me that they were having a sale but it only applied for people with their discount card. Now I have discount cards for Borders, Best Buy, CVS, you name it, so I said OK. However, halfway through the sign-up process the lady said they needed my social security number. I told her that I wasn’t going to risk identity theft just for cheaper underwear and walked out of the store and never went back.
I think I’ll just start giving these stores bogus SS#’s when they ask.
I JUST watched Watership Down this week on YouTube. When I saw your name it immediately struck me as a name from that movie.
Really enjoyed it. Maybe it’s more accurate to say ‘from that book’ but even though I was a voracious reader as a child (still am) I had never even heard of Watership Down until about 2 years or so ago.
Who says you have to give them your real SSN?
Just tell them it’s 123-45-6789. People too stupid to understand why it’s wrong to ask for it are also too stupid to react if you give them a fake one. If life gives you idiots, make idiot-ade.