What’s your phone number?

Submitted by Corey Smith on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 10:29
I used my credit on a purchase the other day. The cashier asked me for my phone number. I looked at her screen and it said, "Enter (999) 999-9999 if the customer does not want to give a phone number." So I told her that I didn't want to give my number because I don't want telephone solicitations. She assured me they wouldn't call me. So, if the phone number isn't required for a purchase (e.g. verification of ID, etc) and they aren't going to call me, then why do they ask for it. I am dubious. However, it brings up a good point. If you don't need the information for any reason, don't ask for it.
Corey Smith is the Vice President of Innovation at Fisher’s Document Systems where he maintains a blog on business and technology.


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