World in My Eyes
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Real Name: Lady Raine of Paladin Member Since: August 26, 2007 Last Signed In: August 18, 2008 Profile Views: 158 Blog Views: 43 Retail Location Closed Do You Squidoooooo? Beware the Practices of the Businesses You Use! September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 
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Beware the Practices of the Businesses You Use!
On Sat 8/25 I went to EZ Lube on White Ln to have my oil changed. They did a pretty good job, fast. No complaints there.
I paid with my credit card. I watched the employee run the card through the CC machine, then she started entering something into the computer. I looked at the screen and realized she had typed in my CC #! I asked why she was doing that. She answered, "It's our policy". I told her I do not wish for them to have my CC # on file. Another employee began to argue, stating that they cannot access the number, that it is simply "sent to corporate". I responded that their intent for it doesn't matter to me, they do not need my CC #! After a bit more back and forth in which I loudly question the legality of such a practice, they do replace the # with x's. I could not believe it! As I drove away, I wondered how many CC #s they must harvest from their customers every day. People NEED to know that a business as innocuous as an oil change station may be helping themselves to a bit more information than you intend for them to... 1 comments from 1 users
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twinkie
on Sep 4, 2007 at 08:18 AM
holy smokes. that's kinda scary. I don't see why there is a need for your numbers UNLESS that's how they get your name and address and then they sell that information to companies (can anymore say MORE JUNK MAIL????) it's a growing business, that whole sell your info. That's why if you buy even just a subscription to a magazine all of a sudden you get tons more offers in the mail for more shit you don't want.
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