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Can I Just Buy It?
« on: April 04, 2025, 11:34:27 AM »
when i buy an item, can i just buy it without being asked if i want to sign up for something, if i want to make a donation, if i have a points card, what my email is, what my postal code is or anything else? Can I just buy it and leave? Fuk sakes

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2025, 11:35:42 AM »
when i buy an item, can i just buy it without being asked if i want to sign up for something, if i want to make a donation, if i have a points card, what my email is, what my postal code is or anything else? Can I just buy it and leave? Fuk sakes

Nope.

Then the marketing folks can't try to get their hooks in.
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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2025, 11:51:01 AM »
Annoying AF.You walk into the shoe or clothing or any other store and F ..g vultures are  all over me like dead rabbit asking if I need anything million times.
I’ll go to Home Depot and know exactly what do I need and someone who wants to help me doesn’t even know what that is because he  had dropped  McD job last week. Getting in and out is a war .Few times you have older guys who been working certain  trades and know exactly  what I’m looking for .Those guys are rare and usually very knowledgeable.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2025, 12:12:49 PM »
Same with any website or software these days asking you to "create an account" for everything.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2025, 02:39:13 PM »
I hate this 'all things digital' world with a passion.


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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2025, 02:55:26 PM »
QUESION: Want to round it off to $10.00 today for children with illiteracy sir ?

ANSWER: Read my facial expression.

I do give some money at times, but if I gave to everyone that asked me to,I`d be flat broke in a month........it`s just getting stupid.


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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2025, 04:33:40 PM »
I never give to organised charities , they are for profit businesses

I give money to homeless people or buy them food

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2025, 04:37:14 PM »
when i buy an item, can i just buy it without being asked if i want to sign up for something, if i want to make a donation, if i have a points card, what my email is, what my postal code is or anything else? Can I just buy it and leave? Fuk sakes

I went in Argos (catalogue shop) last wek to buy a watch for diving, I fucked about on the automated checkout machine and it said "pay now pick up Tuesday" (3 days later), I reluctantly pressed the pay button and a drop down list wanting all of all my personal details appeared.
I just shouted "fuck off" at the machine and walked out getting some strange looks from other customers

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2025, 06:43:21 PM »
I never give to organised charities , they are for profit businesses

I give money to homeless people or buy them food


Yep.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2025, 08:02:13 PM »
The people at the mall who harass you to shine your shoes/boots as you walk buy drive me nuts.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2025, 08:47:50 PM »
I never give to organised charities , they are for profit businesses

I give money to homeless people or buy them food

I give to Chive charities, and have for years.

They are a website that made their money posting pics of hot women, but they take the $ and give them directly to kids who need it, and post their stories.

Win - win.
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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2025, 08:51:30 PM »
The people at the mall who harass you to shine your shoes/boots as you walk buy drive me nuts.

I've never seen this anywhere in Michigan. 

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2025, 08:59:08 PM »
The people at the mall who harass you to shine your shoes/boots as you walk buy drive me nuts.

Who the fuck still goes to a mall?
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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2025, 09:10:56 PM »
The people at the mall who harass you to shine your shoes/boots as you walk buy drive me nuts.

Yes I hate this too.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2025, 09:12:54 PM »
when i buy an item, can i just buy it without being asked if i want to sign up for something, if i want to make a donation, if i have a points card, what my email is, what my postal code is or anything else? Can I just buy it and leave? Fuk sakes

It is ridiculous. I always say I’m not giving any info or answering any questions for this purchase if that doesn’t work I will not buy it.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2025, 10:24:29 PM »
The people at the mall who harass you to shine your shoes/boots as you walk buy drive me nuts.

Haven't seen this before. Are they the same types as those car window washers?

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2025, 11:58:50 PM »
when i buy an item, can i just buy it without being asked if i want to sign up for something, if i want to make a donation, if i have a points card, what my email is, what my postal code is or anything else? Can I just buy it and leave? Fuk sakes

Just let me pay and go instead of having a whole conversation at the till.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2025, 12:26:39 AM »
I never give to organised charities , they are for profit businesses

I give money to homeless people or buy them food

BINGO

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2025, 05:33:25 AM »
How about the brothers who run out at red lights to clean your windshield?

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #19 on: April 06, 2025, 07:45:13 PM »
I've never seen this anywhere in Michigan.

I've seen it in Texas and New Mexico.

I went to the mall because it has a decent place that repairs jewelry.

These two guys were literally following people for 100 feet down the corridor trying to convince them to clean their shoes. Even after a hard "no thanks" they harass you. I think we should be able to throat punch people like this.

I think they are selling shoe cleaning kits or something.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #20 on: April 06, 2025, 07:47:34 PM »
Haven't seen this before. Are they the same types as those car window washers?

They were black if that answers your question. ;D

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #21 on: April 06, 2025, 07:58:01 PM »
I never give to organised charities , they are for profit businesses

I give money to homeless people or buy them food


100%, only a fraction of the money donated goes to people in need . The rest is for actual for salaries and administrative cost. It’s a joke.

Some of the CEOs at these charities are the wealthiest

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #22 on: April 07, 2025, 08:10:51 AM »
Check it out.

https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/15-highet-paid-charity-ceos-12807750

Charity begins at home.  Take care of your own before giving money to these scammers.


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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #23 on: April 07, 2025, 08:30:00 AM »
Who the fuck still goes to a mall?
All the ones near me closed down.

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Re: Can I Just Buy It?
« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2025, 08:32:36 AM »
I've seen it in Texas and New Mexico.

I went to the mall because it has a decent place that repairs jewelry.

These two guys were literally following people for 100 feet down the corridor trying to convince them to clean their shoes. Even after a hard "no thanks" they harass you. I think we should be able to throat punch people like this.

I think they are selling shoe cleaning kits or something.

people should start cleaning their shoes with the seat of their trousers by inserting their foot at high speed and taking it off again.