Bravo Sierra
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A friend of mine called me up last weekend asking whether I wanted to go with him to Harbor Freight and Cabela's afterward. He just gotten paid, and had his pocket full of money. I had finished stacking my firewood for the winter, and was so ready to be not stacking wood that his offer to buy lunch was unnecessary.
So we head down and pick up a few things at the tool store before heading to Cabela's at the candy, I mean the gun section. Eventually, the two of us were checking out when we were questioned by managment, who was concerned with the amount of ammo being purchased. Between the two of us, we spent over $1,000 on ammo. We did not get anything else in the store.
When questioned, my friend just stared at the manager and said "Sir, the last I heard, there was nothing wrong with buying or possessing ammo and if he didn't like it, we would be more than happy to make several trips to the truck." The manager backed off, and all the ammo was paid for in cash in a single purchase.
When I'm at the local hardware/sporting goods, I frequently toss in a box or two of ammo with everything else, and put it on plastic just like I do gas, groceries and near everything else that I purchase. It all gets paid when the bill comes, so I'm not paying interest on it. My wife wants it this way, because she does all the books and she wants to track the expenses.
This day however my friend insisted I carry cash for the purchase. Not a big deal, as there was an ATM on the way. My friend also said I should not do the Cabela's survey or use the receipt to register for one of the big, shiny trucks that Cabela's is giving away.
My friend explained that I do not want my name connected with guns and ammo in the credit card company database where consumers are profiled based on their purchases. My friend always pays cash for ammo and guns.
If you buy a lot of power tools and motorcycle parts for example, your consumer purchases are apparently stored and analyzed by the corporate overlords, who then can identify your consumer habits to include tools and motorcycles which are then sold to marketers who try to pinpoint your buying habits so they can sell you more stuff. It is called data mining. You would likewise be identified as a gun owner if you paid for guns and ammo with plastic.
My friend says he is being "cautious". I'm not sure he is wrong about this, and I'm guessing that there are many people out there that agree with my friend. Any thoughts?
So we head down and pick up a few things at the tool store before heading to Cabela's at the candy, I mean the gun section. Eventually, the two of us were checking out when we were questioned by managment, who was concerned with the amount of ammo being purchased. Between the two of us, we spent over $1,000 on ammo. We did not get anything else in the store.
When questioned, my friend just stared at the manager and said "Sir, the last I heard, there was nothing wrong with buying or possessing ammo and if he didn't like it, we would be more than happy to make several trips to the truck." The manager backed off, and all the ammo was paid for in cash in a single purchase.
When I'm at the local hardware/sporting goods, I frequently toss in a box or two of ammo with everything else, and put it on plastic just like I do gas, groceries and near everything else that I purchase. It all gets paid when the bill comes, so I'm not paying interest on it. My wife wants it this way, because she does all the books and she wants to track the expenses.
This day however my friend insisted I carry cash for the purchase. Not a big deal, as there was an ATM on the way. My friend also said I should not do the Cabela's survey or use the receipt to register for one of the big, shiny trucks that Cabela's is giving away.
My friend explained that I do not want my name connected with guns and ammo in the credit card company database where consumers are profiled based on their purchases. My friend always pays cash for ammo and guns.
If you buy a lot of power tools and motorcycle parts for example, your consumer purchases are apparently stored and analyzed by the corporate overlords, who then can identify your consumer habits to include tools and motorcycles which are then sold to marketers who try to pinpoint your buying habits so they can sell you more stuff. It is called data mining. You would likewise be identified as a gun owner if you paid for guns and ammo with plastic.
My friend says he is being "cautious". I'm not sure he is wrong about this, and I'm guessing that there are many people out there that agree with my friend. Any thoughts?