Rejected at the grocery store

[tourguide81]

I use the keyring app on my iphone. I've only really used it at giant and at the local library. I know that it can only be read with a handheld scanner - so even when I go to self checkout, the cashier working at the self checkout area must scan it. I can see why they wouldn't want to hold it, but there is no reason you can't hold it up for them.

 

[maggiew]

I know you can also use your phone as the boarding pass to get on a plane. Has anyone been able to do that? You would think the technologies would be similar. But United wouldn't offer that as an option if it didn't work.

Maggie

 

[SandrA9810]

You know what would be really great? If stores would just price their items at the actual true price, and not require you to carry some loyalty card. I mean when is enough, enough? I can hardly keep a couple of family pictures in my wallet because it is so full of absurd loyalty cards.

At least we still have one grocery chain here in MA that doesn't use them, and it makes me want to shop there over any other chain.

I get the fact that these companies want their free market research about what I'm buying and how often, and I understand that this is how they determine what coupons to print you at the end of your purchase. Honestly, the free ham once a year really isn't worth it, nor is the 3 cents off my gas purchase.

It's just a matter of time until they are passing this info on to health care companies, so they can look back at your buying history, and decide not to cover you because you didn't buy enough vegetables. Perhaps they determine that you have had one too many cans of soda rung up on your loyalty card, so to help prevent your impending obesity problem they can deny your purchase. This is probably extreme, but I wouldn't put anything past some of these companies today.

Same with Publix in Florida, every week they have great new deals, and no cards. Although you can get a card for UPromise to connect to your account. But it's not a loyalty card.

Around here, Safeway (also Tom Thumb) is the only grocery store I go to that has the loyalty card. Sometimes the deals are just too good to pass up.
My other problem with them asking for my phone number, is it's an out of state area code, and creates a fuss when I have to tell them 954 is my area code, not my phone number.

If they ever did look up my grocery habits, it would look crazy, that I only eat meat and soda. I buy all my produce at the flea market from people that grow their own food to sell.