preferred savings, V.I.C., plus card, extra care, fresh value...
i'm tired of all the savings tags hanging from my key chain. but i've noticed a disturbing trend lately; if i don't have said card, i won't receive the discount.
well now i'm on a crusade against these plastic, shopping-trend-tracking cards and tags.
let me back up a little bit. recently, my local grocery store began telling its customers that cashiers would not be able to simply scan a store savings card in place of the customer's own card. in addition, a listed phone number is also not acceptable to take the place of the savings card. because i had lost my original key tag years prior, i again signed up for a replacement savings card. i noticed that this same policy had carried over to numerous other shopping stores and their savings card requirements.
so today, when i was at the kroger in my sister's hometown, i knew that my kroger plus card (yes, i actually do have one) was not with me. as i was shopping, i continued to pick up product after product that required a 'plus card' for the additional savings. not stopping me, i continued my shopping. when i got up to the u-scan lane, i nicely told the surly cashier that i didn't my kroger card. without even looking at me, i had obviously put her out. she began to get a card application out of her drawer as she was telling me that she was not supposed to scan a card for me. sternly, i told her that i was from out of town (and i had NO intention of applying for ANOTHER kroger savings card). luckily for me (insert sarcastic eye roll) a in-store banker allowed her to scan his card for me to receive the savings.
so as the blood boiled a tad on my drive home, i realized that i may stop using these cards completely. and if there's an issue, i will take it to the store's management. they do not need to know what i purchase. and if they're willing to give special pricing to those *elite* card-carrying customers, they can sure as hell give it to me, too.
*snap*
