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Yes, Radio Shack was often the only place you could find the odd resistor, vacuum tube (for an audiophile-grade amp, what else?), or coax signal splitter. But
by magnusss 1y ago
Yes, Radio Shack was often the only place you could find the odd resistor, vacuum tube (for an audiophile-grade amp, what else?), or coax signal splitter. But they always asked for your phone number on checkout -- why? It's not like they ever called you or anything (thankfully).
- tomwheeler 1y agoObviously so they could track your purchases. Thankfully, I learned a valuable lesson as a kid when my parents told them "None of your business." Too bad this question has become so commonplace that few people seem to challenge it anymore.
- bsimpson 1y agoIn NYC, even if you walk in to a restaurant with open tables, they'll often insist on taking your number before you can be seated. It goes through a platform called Resy.
- soylentcola 1y agoAnd then (at least around here) they often make you scan a QR code in order to see the menu. It's often not a direct link to the menu, but rather a third party site or a link shortener that tracks traffic for marketing data.
- bsimpson 1y agoOh shit - I never thought about the privacy ramifications about the death of paper menus. I get that it's more eco friendly, and that it allows each dish to have more space for a photo and detailed description; but I hate the experience of staring at my phone to try to pick a meal.
- tomwheeler 1y agoIt happened to me last week at a small Thai restaurant in Las Vegas.
- michaelcampbell 1y agoUnless they're going to text me when my table is ready, I give them my first phone # that I grew up with.
- magnusss 1y agoYes, but they asked even if you were paying with a credit card! I guess it was "separate systems."