Same except the exact opposite of this where all I want is to go to a store and leave a wad of cash there in exchange for stuff. No registration. No order notifications. No newsletter. No tracking. No hoping the delivery driver forgets to crush my package. Simply, money exchanged for goods and services.
Sorry sir we can’t accept cash unless you have an account on file, may i get your address, phone number, email, occupation, social security number, mothers maiden name, and an emergency contact? You’ll have to sign our terms and conditions to make an account. We also need 2 credit cards on file in case the cash turns out to be counterfit. Please read our newsletter and fill out the survey for a a chance to win a $5 gift voucher valid until the end of the month.
I once made a cashiers head nearly explode by refusing to give her a phone number over the counter to pay cash for a shirt.
“But I need it!”
“No, you really dont.”
“The system wont allow the sale without it”
“So enter a bunch of random numbers, I dont care”
“I cant do that”
“Why?”
“Because then some random person will get texts from us.”
“Ok”
“So can I just…”
“Nope. I exchange money for shirt, thats how this works.”
“Ummmmmm” Smoke starts pouring from ears
“why would someone burn down our store?”
Why don’t you have your cards stored in a password manager
Last line of defense. If I have to get up and get the card, I have one more chance to rationalize if its an impulse buy.
Also, a password manager, like Notepad?
No. You use MS Paint and make a wallpaper with all your passwords on it.
As I’ve noted in previous comments, I keep my logins and credit card info in the narrative section of my recipe blog. 15 years and not a single hack.
Sorry, badly executed joke there. Based unfortunately on reality. Plain text files and Post-It notes to manage security.
Know you’re getting fired? Show up early to work and remove all the post-its from the cubical hell. Bring a lighter and burn them in the bathroom.
Jesus, it’s only 16 digits long.
Or just memorize your card number like I do
0 118 999 88199 9119 725
3
I had the same card number for ~15 years, then it changed for reasons I forget (same bank, and actually changed more than once). I can still remember the old number. I have no idea what the new one is.
Could just like, ya know, stop consuming so much bs. If it’s something you cba to go get yourself, you don’t need it that bad.
Do people just save these screenshots for 6 years and then decide to randomly post them?
Of course!
Someone saw the meme about the screenshot folder that you never look in, decided to clean theirs up, and now we get an extensive anthropology lecture on pop culture, the internet, and the human psyche.
