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The card means my shop is cheaper than it otherwise would be and I’m gaining points each time I use it.

Card means that the price is what it could be anyway, but they decide to give it only to the customers who have the card.

Points are also just mark up in general prices that they could have given you anyway, but hide it as a “reward for points”

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9point6@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Well there’s some truth in that it’s not entirely it, the price is reduced because the data they get from tracking your spending habits has a value

They’re not pushing people to these cards for fun

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Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
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- Red_October@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  And what do those things cost somewhere that isn’t using the dumb member card system?
  
  You’re not getting a deal, non-catdholders are getting shafted while you pat yourself on the back and the store sells shockingly detailed data about you.
  
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  - Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
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    Babalugats@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    
    And the shockingly detailed data is in no way shockingly detailed. It’s my name, email, and some food I buy.
    
    It is very much so. This article only barely scratches the surface and with AI it is going to get a lot worse
    
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- fizzle@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  I feel aggrieved to not get the deal by not having a card.
  
  If the card didn’t exist everyone would get the benefit.
  
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  - Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
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    fizzle@quokk.au ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    These companies charge people extra if they refuse to provide personal details and buying habits.
    
    If you can’t see a problem with that then I can’t help you.
    
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