From: Jon Spreha <jms@d-9.net>
Date: Wed Oct 1, 2003  09:13:49 US/Eastern
To: <rob@vees.net>
Subject: Fictitious address; what you are missing...

Rob,

I can only disagree with your use of "other people's" bar codes for one
reason.  That is the fact that I get monthly coupons mailed to my PO BOX
from Giant.  These are not manufacturer's coupons, they are Giant specific
coupons.  For example, 20% off a purchase at the deli counter, 10% off a
purchase of $50 or more.

You only receive these coupons via the mail and they are only good for a
short period of time.  Usually one week, some of them are good for the
entire month.  

The people in your database who have used fictitious mailing addresses have
never seen these coupons and never will.  Giant doesn't really care because
these people are still shopping at their stores, yet they are not using the
discount coupons.   So Giant is still willing where it costs to them: the
bottom line.

Is this extra savings worth a little bit of extra privacy?  Or would you
rather save the money and let Giant have more information on you?

-- 
Jon Spreha
jms@d-9.net