Bogus! The Container Store Wants Your Phone Number |
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Ron Chapman (ronchapman@wideopenwest.com) Fri, 03 Mar 2006 01:10:05 -0500
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Today was my first time in the Container Store. I bought something; at checkout, she asked for my phone number. I politely declined.
She assured me that they didn't sell the number; their purpose, she
I'm no Einstein, but my mind works quickly enough that it took me all
1) if you want to know where your customers are coming from, use the
2) If you insist on using a phone number, you need only the area code
3) What about people who have only cell phones and no land lines?
In other words, the Container Store just throws this BS out there as a
Of course, it was like talking to a wall. Nonetheless, it forced me
Either that, or they're spending a lot of time and money and effort
But once they realize the data are useless, they'll just recoup their
Fortunately she accepted without question my knee-jerk "No, thank you"
Shades of the old Radio Shack days, when you couldn't buy a 30 cent
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