Just bought a 2m section of flexible tube for a gas stove, and the sales clerk asked first for my phone number, to which I replied “I don’t have one”. Then she asked me for my name, to which I replied “I’ll pay in cash”. She then insisted it was so “the cashier will call you by name”, to which I replied “I’m not giving you my name, I’ll pay in cash”. [Edit: she apparently got a bit upset when I refused to give info, but ended up entering “no name” according to the receipt]
Am I wrong for not wanting to give personal data for an item paid in cash, in person? No other hardware store ever asks me for my personal info.
Yeah no reason to be difficult. Just say no thank you.
It might be reasonable to let the manager know you don’t appreciate it. Might change their use of it.
“Sir, the form will not allow the transaction to proceed without this information…”
Well that’s when you just read back to them whatever is on their nametag.