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Please Don’t Make Me Download Another App | Our phones are being overrun (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Huh. Doesn't happen often I guess but typically when I'm asked for a phone number or email I refuse or say I don't have one and it really throws people off and they usually refuse to complete the form or do whatever the hell it was they were doing.

[–] clif@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Might vary by locale? Around here (South US) it seems like every single store has their own rewards/discount/whatever system that requires your phone number but it's not necessary for the transaction... It's just an extra info grab.

Sometimes the user facing POS/credit card reader will let you handle it (enter/skip) but many places rely on the salesperson to ask and then enter it or skip.

But, I also don't get around much so my experience is limited.