From: Anonymous
Subject: cards
Date: Sat, 26 May 2001 15:43:59 -0500
To: rob@epistolary.org

Just visited your card site at http://epistolary.org/rob/bonuscard/ 
-- what a hoot.

Had to share our protest here in the Midwest where major chains ask 
for phone numbers, e-mail, AND social security numbers.  What an 
invasion.  And then they send along those coupons/promotions to 
entice you into the store - -some are great, and of course the cents 
off in store promotions are great too.  So do we have to sacrifice 
our privacy.  No -- When I complained to the store manager about the 
SS# question -- he said "Oh, you don't really need to fill in all of 
the informatin."  I said oh, and a light bulb went off.

So I filled out the application with a pseudonym -- and my address 
only.  No phone number, no e-mail, no SS#, and actually no name 
either.

So now I have my "econofood card" and a "Hy-vee card" and all they 
have is a fake name -- and I don't care what shopping habits they 
collect about her.  Still delivered to my address are the coupons off 
and other promotions -- and I am tracking what else comes to the 
house addressed to my grocery chain personality.

If you use this ploy -- please don't associate it with my name or 
e-mail.  Thanks,