Comments on: Consumer shitlist http://www.deitchley.com/blog/2009/11/12/2628/ Away for slates Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:18:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Amy http://www.deitchley.com/blog/2009/11/12/2628/comment-page-1/#comment-398341 Amy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:38:02 +0000 http://www.deitchley.com/blog/?p=2628#comment-398341 Kris: I KNEW there was a reason I refused to sign up for those store discount cards. For one place I used a fake name and address (though now it disturbs me that there might be junk mail going there), and for another place I use my MIL's card. I get to use her 'points' to get a fuel discount too! Oh and TMC: when I saw that billboard I thought of some insistence on humans being carnivores/top of the food chain, so it annoyed me too! Kris: I KNEW there was a reason I refused to sign up for those store discount cards. For one place I used a fake name and address (though now it disturbs me that there might be junk mail going there), and for another place I use my MIL’s card. I get to use her ‘points’ to get a fuel discount too!

Oh and TMC: when I saw that billboard I thought of some insistence on humans being carnivores/top of the food chain, so it annoyed me too!

]]> By: Kris http://www.deitchley.com/blog/2009/11/12/2628/comment-page-1/#comment-398340 Kris Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:27:10 +0000 http://www.deitchley.com/blog/?p=2628#comment-398340 I didn't know about the single use credit card thing either. Brilliant! With Christmas rapidly approaching, we get at least 20 catalogs a day. Grrrrrrrr. I found out our local grocery store sells our name/address and items purchased from their frequent buyer cards. I've stopped shopping there. I didn’t know about the single use credit card thing either. Brilliant!

With Christmas rapidly approaching, we get at least 20 catalogs a day. Grrrrrrrr. I found out our local grocery store sells our name/address and items purchased from their frequent buyer cards. I’ve stopped shopping there.

]]> By: Amy http://www.deitchley.com/blog/2009/11/12/2628/comment-page-1/#comment-398310 Amy Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:22:10 +0000 http://www.deitchley.com/blog/?p=2628#comment-398310 If you have Discover, you just do it from their website (or rather, bookmark to a link of theirs that lets you do it). I don't know what other cards do this. I hadn't used it until my Discover number was stolen after using a particular online retailer, and when I needed to purchase from them again, I used the single-use number! If you have Discover, you just do it from their website (or rather, bookmark to a link of theirs that lets you do it). I don’t know what other cards do this. I hadn’t used it until my Discover number was stolen after using a particular online retailer, and when I needed to purchase from them again, I used the single-use number!

]]> By: Mymsie http://www.deitchley.com/blog/2009/11/12/2628/comment-page-1/#comment-397205 Mymsie Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:24:48 +0000 http://www.deitchley.com/blog/?p=2628#comment-397205 I didn't know you could get a single-use credit card number - very clever! I didn’t know you could get a single-use credit card number – very clever!

]]> By: tmc http://www.deitchley.com/blog/2009/11/12/2628/comment-page-1/#comment-395828 tmc Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:07:57 +0000 http://www.deitchley.com/blog/?p=2628#comment-395828 I was thinking of writing a blog post on the topic of consuming. There's an AM/PM billboard on I465 east/south, near Pendleton Pike that says "Consume or be consumed." I understand what they're getting at (eat or you'll be hungry) but I nevertheless find the slogan offensive or at the very least irritating. I was thinking of writing a blog post on the topic of consuming. There’s an AM/PM billboard on I465 east/south, near Pendleton Pike that says “Consume or be consumed.” I understand what they’re getting at (eat or you’ll be hungry) but I nevertheless find the slogan offensive or at the very least irritating.

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