Costco Recall.........Scary

alzelt said:

Hell, I didn't even hear about a recall on the SBF's car!!

OK, I give up. What/who is an SBF?

Google gives the following:

Single Black Female Sociedade Brasileira de Fitopatologia
Southwide Baptist Fellowship skin blood flow

Somehow none of those seem to fit....

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alzelt said:

Here I am scared that W's government is spying on all of
us, all the time, when I receive a letter from Costco.

It states that the manufacturer of their three pound bag
of almonds has recalled a certain lot. It goes on to state
that they know that I bought one of those bags. If I would
return it, they will give me a refund.

On one level, I am pleased to know that, and can get my
money back. On another level, I am truly terrified. Hell,
I didn't even hear about a recall on the SBF's car!!,
until I read about it in the paper. No one notified her.
But Costco, for a lousy $6.95 bag of nuts, I get a
personalized letter. Talk about the computer being
indispensible in running their business. And the fact that
they know exactly how many bottles of wine I have
bought!!!!

Yes it is scary and will get worse in the future. time to
reread Orwell's, "1984"

--
JakeInHartsel

alzelt said:

Here I am scared that W's government is spying on all of
us, all the time, when I receive a letter from Costco.

The private sector is way beyond any government in its
ability to keep tabs on you. I have always thought those
who feared the feds would be better off fearing their
local pharmacy.

Quoted message said:

It states that the manufacturer of their three pound bag of
almonds has recalled a certain lot. It goes on to state
that they know that I bought one of those bags. If I would
return it, they will give me a refund.

On one level, I am pleased to know that, and can get my
money back. On another level, I am truly terrified. Hell, I
didn't even hear about a recall on the SBF's car!!, until I
read about it in the paper. No one notified her. But
Costco, for a lousy $6.95 bag of nuts, I get a personalized
letter. Talk about the computer being indispensible in
running their business. And the fact that they know exactly
how many bottles of wine I have bought!!!!

Costco (my favorite store in the world) has its membership
information and can cross check any sku # against the member
who purchased it. It really isn't a very sophisticated
capability, when you think about it.

I have used their excellent computer records to my advantage
once when I needed a copy of a receipt for warranty repair
on an item purchased almost a year previously. As I shopped,
they searched their records and printed me a duplicate
register receipt. I have never known a retailer whose
customer service department would have undertaken such a
task at all, let alone with kindness, courtesy and
incredible speed.

Almost all large retailers track your purchases. If you
don't have a club card, they can do it through your credit
card number or check or debit card. The only way to remain
anonymous is to pay cash for everything and have no health
insurance, bank accounts or much of anything else that
requires your name & address.

In the case of Costco, and the reason why I like them so
much, I have never been "marketed" by them in such a way
that I felt it was invasive or taking undue advantage of the
consumer information they have collected about me. They do
not sell my name to any 3rd party retailers or
organizations, either. I cannot say that for many other
retailers with whom I have done business.

Yes, Alan...they know exactly how many bottles of wine you
bought. Since there is little one can do about it and in
their case, it is relatively inoffensive, I say don't worry.

Start worrying when they sell their technology to Ashcroft.

Boron

alzelt said:

Here I am scared that W's government is spying on all of
us, all the time, when I receive a letter from Costco.

Quoted message said:

Costco, for a lousy $6.95 bag of nuts, I get a
personalized letter. Talk about the computer being
indispensible in running their business. And the fact that
they know exactly how many bottles of wine I have
bought!!!!

--

Their membership card tracks your purchases. I didn't
realize it until a customer service guy took mine for 30
seconds while I was waiting in line. He returned to tell me
how much I had spent at Costco in the past year and how
large my rebate would have been if I used XYZ credit card.

Big Brother is watching you...and your wine purchases.
(Chain stores don't sell alcohol in Colorado. I suspect it's
why we don't have a Trader Joe's.) :-(

gloria p

On Sat, 29 May 2004 03:31:00 GMT, alzelt <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Here I am scared that W's government is spying on all of
us, all the time, when I receive a letter from Costco.

It states that the manufacturer of their three pound bag of
almonds has recalled a certain lot. It goes on to state
that they know that I bought one of those bags. If I would
return it, they will give me a refund.

On one level, I am pleased to know that, and can get my
money back.

not to mention that you're not being exposed to whatever it
is that caused the recall on the nuts.

--
Siobhan Perricone "This isn't right. This isn't even wrong."
- Wolfgang Pauli, on a paper submitted by a physicist
colleague

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Kamus of Kadizhar said:

OK, I give up. What/who is an SBF?

Google gives the following:

Single Black Female Sociedade Brasileira de Fitopatologia
Southwide Baptist Fellowship skin blood flow

IIRC, "short blonde Finn"

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Boron Elgar said:

In the case of Costco, and the reason why I like them so
much, I have never been "marketed" by them in such a way
that I felt it was invasive or taking undue advantage of
the consumer information they have collected about me.
They do not sell my name to any 3rd party retailers or
organizations, either. I cannot say that for many other
retailers with whom I have done business.

Not true.

"We give you the opportunity to opt-out of receiving certain
information or to request that certain information not be
shared with third parties by giving you numerous methods to
inform us of your decision. Your choice to opt-out will not
apply to your spouse and any add-on members.

1. If you do not want us to share Member Information
(see Member Services) with third parties, you can:
(a) check the opt-out box on our membership
applications; (b) follow the opt-out instructions
on your renewal notices; (c) visit us at any
Membership desk at any U.S. or Puerto Rico Costco
warehouse location; (d) call our Membership
service representatives at 1-800-774-2678; (e) e-
mail us at [email hidden]; or (f)
write us at: Customer Service, P. O. Box 34622,
Seattle, WA 98124."

"Member Services We offer special products and services to
our members that are provided by third parties such as
rebates, financial, travel, insurance and other business and
consumer services ("Member Services"😉. We may share your
name, postal address, e-mail address and membership status,
number and type ("Member Information"😉 with these third
parties in order to notify you of their offerings, to
determine whether, or at what level, you qualify for the
products, offerings or services, and to evaluate new and
existing products, offerings or services. If you prefer that
we not share Member Information with third parties, you can
contact us at any time (see Choice below)."

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Kamus of Kadizhar said:

alzelt said:

Hell, I didn't even hear about a recall on the SBF's car!!

OK, I give up. What/who is an SBF?

Google gives the following:

Single Black Female Sociedade Brasileira de Fitopatologia
Southwide Baptist Fellowship skin blood flow

Somehow none of those seem to fit....

--Kamus

Short blonde Finn.
--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the relig-
ion, and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
-- James Michener

On Sat, 29 May 2004 15:45:33 GMT, Scott <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

Boron Elgar said:

In the case of Costco, and the reason why I like them so
much, I have never been "marketed" by them in such a way
that I felt it was invasive or taking undue advantage of
the consumer information they have collected about me.
They do not sell my name to any 3rd party retailers or
organizations, either. I cannot say that for many other
retailers with whom I have done business.

Not true.

I must have opted out early in the game then, without
realizing it. I stand corrected.

Boron

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alzelt said:

Start worrying when they sell their technology to
Ashcroft.

Boron

No, they wouldn't, he would commandeer it and pay nothing
for it, stating it was for 'national security' that we know
how much of a wino Alan really is
<g>. The giggle is Alan being a wino, not what Ashcroft can
do. THAT is scary. -Ginny