{"id":126,"date":"2010-06-20T09:37:10","date_gmt":"2010-06-20T16:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theagingofaquarius.com\/dw_blog\/?p=126"},"modified":"2025-01-30T17:35:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T23:35:41","slug":"prevaricator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theagingofaquarius.com\/dw_blog\/prevaricator\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Liar at checkstand four!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"body markup\" dir=\"auto\">\n<p>I went grocery shopping yesterday and saved $29.75.<\/p>\n<p>I know I did because it says so right at the bottom of the receipt, just above where I\u2019m urged to take a customer survey online and become eligible to win $100. (That\u2019s a package of hot dogs and a six-pack of Pepsi these days.)<\/p>\n<p>When did grocery stores become so darned chummy? A little small talk with the cashier is nice, but I don\u2019t need a personal relationship with corporate Kroger, Albertsons, and Piggly Wiggly.<\/p>\n<p>It really irks me to have to carry a special card identifying me as a <em>Preferred Customer<\/em>. In fact, I would be quite happy to be an <em>Undesirable Customer<\/em> and remain totally anonymous if it wouldn\u2019t get me hosed at the checkstand for refusing to become a subject of their marketing database.<\/p>\n<div class=\"captioned-image-container\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg 1456w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizing-normal\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456%2Cc_limit%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg?w=462&#038;ssl=1\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg 1456w\" alt=\"\"   data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/139dd2e7-40cf-4891-b93d-9ae5b4dcfb3e_300x189.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:189,&quot;width&quot;:300,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:462,&quot;bytes&quot;:21656,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false}\" \/><\/picture>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Once, I went shopping at a different grocery chain in a different city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDo you have our rewards card?\u201d the checker asked sweetly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo. Just go ahead and give me the \u2018screw-you\u2019 price,\u201d I replied. I really did. I said it with a smile, but I think it unnerved her a bit. Felt kinda bad about it. Kinda.<\/p>\n<p>When I signed up for the coerced honor of being a <em>Preferred Customer<\/em> of our neighborhood Albertsons, I lied.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what these corporate intrusions do, they incite us to lie. I didn\u2019t want the store to have my phone number so I made one up. It gave me a great feeling of smug satisfaction until the day I arrived at the checkstand without the card and was told, \u201cThat\u2019s okay. I\u2019ll look it up. What\u2019s your phone number?\u201d I stammered and mumbled to the checker that I didn\u2019t know it. Then, I broke down and admitted my perjury. I looked at my shoes as I did it. I half expected to hear an announcement a moment later on the p.a. system, \u201cManager to checkstand four. Liar at checkstand four!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not long after that, I was back at the same store. 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