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points by dcminter 5 days ago | 0 comments

I recall getting asked for my mail address at a UK retail electronics store some time in the 2010 to 2015 time period. They wouldn't complete the transaction without it. I walked out and bought it from Amazon UK instead. I figured if I was giving my mail address away I might as well get the benefit of the cheaper sticker price.

I've not been very sympathetic to the demise of bricks & mortar retail since then.

[–] Fricken 5 days ago

It's better to rely on a distant and unaccountable corporation than on the people in your community.

[–] dcminter 5 days ago

Ah yes, the people in my community who will try to defraud me with insurance "deals" definitely much preferable.

[–] sodastar 4 days ago

yeah because just like every store clerk wants to know where you live and what color your morning urine had, every neighbor wants to scam you out of your insurance.

[–] dcminter 4 days ago

The store I was at, Currys/PC World has a track record. No, I won't be buying my sausages and bread from Amazon, but also no, I won't trust a high volume high street retailer more than Amazon either and I may as well go to them for the convenience and lower prices.