Here is why the name and address is asked at the ring out.
Tandy Corp has the worlds largest database of customers on the planet, and was offered $45,000,000 by Sears in 1995 for the customer data base, so Sears could send they flyer to them also but Tandy/Radioshack refused to sell because we told our customers that we would never sell there name. It's true, In all my years working for them I did not agree with the name requirements and the company has a 85% rule on name infomation which I never met. How did I work for them this long and get away with it, you ask?
(I wear hearing aids and was once written up by the Districk Mgr. for not meeting the qouta and took my time to write him a note explaining that I have a hearing problem, they backed off quickly, it's the only time I used the ADA to my liking!) Also having to ask customer several time to get the info. correctly PO more than a few over the years, so they dropped MY requirement.
(Here is the bad part) RS keep an ongoing list of what you buy for ten years to prove your warrenty and to track consumers trends. From now on just say CASH SALE to stop the questions, and BTW look at your reciept and see if the sale persons typed another name to keep up the qouta, pull his/her asdie and let them know you know!!! :p they will automatically think the Dm sent you in and S**t a brick
