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ernest_t_bass

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Jan 19, 2014 12:14 PM
Is it common practice for a large retail store to track your purchases on your credit/debit card, and send you email recommendations? I am signed up on Wal-Mart.com and have purchased things on there, with a stored credit card. Now, I've purchased different thing IN store, that I have never even searched for on their website, and I get an email recommending those very same items from the in-store purchase. Does this mean that Wal-Mart is tracking my credit/debit card purchases, and storing them in their data bank?

Jan 19, 2014 12:14pm
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Tiernan

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Jan 19, 2014 12:27 PM
No not at all - you're just paranoid.
Jan 19, 2014 12:27pm
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Jan 19, 2014 1:27 PM




Jan 19, 2014 1:27pm
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Jan 19, 2014 2:10 PM
ernest_t_bass;1569044 wrote:So, since I've used the same card online, they track every purchase linked to that card and email?
If it's a large retailer the answer is likely yes. Data is worth a ton of money.
Jan 19, 2014 2:10pm
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Jan 19, 2014 2:14 PM
I Wear Pants;1569050 wrote:If it's a large retailer the answer is likely yes. Data is worth a ton of money.
I don't think I mind it.
Jan 19, 2014 2:14pm
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Jan 19, 2014 2:22 PM
ernest_t_bass;1569053 wrote:I don't think I mind it.
Yeah I generally don't mind it. Take something like the Giant Eagle card. They're doing that so they can have data on what I buy, when I buy it, where, and in what quantity. But what they do with that data is give me relevant coupons and use the data to better organize their shelves. The goal is obviously to make more money off me but in this case it results in me getting a better experience so I'm all for it.
Jan 19, 2014 2:22pm
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Jan 19, 2014 2:37 PM
ernest_t_bass;1569017 wrote: Does this mean that Wal-Mart is tracking my credit/debit card purchases, and storing them in their data bank?

No. All it means is you're a dumb-ass.
Jan 19, 2014 2:37pm
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MontyBrunswick

Jan 19, 2014 2:38 PM
ernest_t_bass;1569017 wrote:Is it common practice for a large retail store to track your purchases on your credit/debit card, and send you email recommendations?
Yes.
Jan 19, 2014 2:38pm
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Jan 19, 2014 2:39 PM
said_aouita;1569057 wrote:No. All it means is you're a dumb-ass.
Dynamite.
Jan 19, 2014 2:39pm
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Jan 19, 2014 2:41 PM
ernest_t_bass;1569060 wrote:Dynamite.
lol. Seriously when you signed up for something or made some larger purchase (whatever) Wally-world got your email.

Kinda like whenever somebody links Amazon on the OC or you go shopping online you'll get those same links in the ads on the side of the page.
Jan 19, 2014 2:41pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Jan 19, 2014 2:43 PM
Anything you do online or with a credit card can be (and many times will be) tracked. There shouldn't be any expectation of privacy.
Jan 19, 2014 2:43pm
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Jan 19, 2014 2:56 PM
isn't etb some sort of business teacher?
Jan 19, 2014 2:56pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Jan 19, 2014 3:03 PM
I fully understand tracking, Adsense, etc. This was the first I had ever received an email based on something I bought in store.
Jan 19, 2014 3:03pm
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Jan 19, 2014 9:08 PM
I've had stores ask me for my email....I refuse to give it out unless I have reason to care about what deals they are offering (i.e. a clothing store having a clearout sale).
Jan 19, 2014 9:08pm