[LINK] Optus signup form - Popes need not apply

[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:45 AM 11/03/2009, Stilgherrian wrote:
>Their reply was the usual corporate hype -- completely failing to
>accept that for some people their policy of creating "a great all
>round experience for all" failed if they insisted on a one-size-fits-
>all approach to manners and, ironically, failing to use their own name
>when replying.

I do this with Ticketek outlets. I lie throughout their info 
collection. This has been for groundpass tickets at the Aussie Open 
which I doubt very much would be cancelled and require a refund or 
contact for any reason. I give them my real credit card of course 
[they refuse EFTPOS and cash, I think] and the names don't match. 
Hasn't stopped them selling me the tickets.

Another funny one. I lie about my birthdate on websites like Village 
Cinemas, just make sure it makes me an adult by the year. I got a 
birthday email from them this week. My real birthday is in September. 
I was a bit confused by it until I realised that I must have given 
them a March birthdate.

I hope folks who do datamatching don't kid themselves that all that 
much of it is factual.

Jan



Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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