When I go out to order a pizza, the 1st thing they ask when I’m about to pay is “what’s you’re phone number?”. I go to home depot, “what’s you’re phone number?”. Anywhere I go, they ask for my goddamn phone number as if it was some sort of “Hi! are you?”. Plus, I receive at least one telemarketer (spam) phone call per day. Matter of facts, 90% of all my phone calls are SPAM! Why?
So that they can track spending and provide rewards. When you order food (if it's takeout/carry out) it's so that they can call you if you don't pick up or aren't home.
Here's a tip: Stop giving your number out to every business just because they ask for it and you'll stop receiving SPAM calls.
I actually never give my phone number to businesses.
How long have you had your phone number? The previous owner probably did.
Well I always give someone else number
It's probably OP's number.
Because its a primary key that can identify you, not just to track your purchases in that store, but to correlate them with other data available about you.
They ask so they can build a profile on you and then sell your data.
1. get on do not call list - it will eliminate at least a few of the calls 2. Don’t pick up calls that already show up as scams 3. Hang up immediately whenever some spammer still gets through
Email confirmation from donotcall.gov “You successfully registered your phone number ending in XXXX on February 29, 2008. Most telemarketers will be required to stop calling you 31 days from your registration date. “
It’s a waste of time. Those spammers don’t care about law.