Onecard survey webpage problem

Yeah but make sure the other bits *are* checked, just deleting the
browser history won't help you here.

 

I find it handy that they know my shopping habits.
They send me an email every week showing which of my regular buys are on
special.

Of course if I bought large amounts of the two common items which can be
used to make an explosive in the same week they might wonder.

 

Does Onecard wipe the points? I never heard of that.
They just seem to carry them on until there are enough for a voucher.

 

Thank you, I'll keep that in mind.

 

Countdown have replied and are looking into it.

I'll let you know if they find any problem their end.

 

Then that web site is broken and you should tell them. You would be amazed
how often things get fixed if you tell them ... and how little fixing
happens if they don't know there's a problem.

 

You can choose in some case, but in others you can't. As I said, unless
you want to live as a hermit (and you would have to break the law by not
filling out the Census forms), you simply can't escape being tracked by
various companies.[/QUOTE]

I say you can choose in most cases. Lat time we bought something (shelves I
think?) the shop wanted all sorts of information "for their records" -
actually I think they said something like 'to enable the warranty' (!!).
Many people would just have given it to them. They got nothing from me.

Companies in particular need very little info. Let's make sure that's all we
give them. If we make bad choices and continue to encourage them, they
will continue to do it.Good for them; bad for us.

 

Most points / rewards schemes are simply about getting people spending
money rather than companies bothering to track what you're buying ... they
don't really care what you're buying as long as you ARE buying and buying
from them instead of competitors. [/QUOTE]

Ah ... not actually. Targeting marketing anyone ?

 

<chortle> ... enquiring minds want to know what they say then ?

 

...and I *never* give my email address to companies without checking
carefully what they say they will use it for. Often even an email enquiry
gets your email added to thei list these days, despite the privacy
requirements about using data for the purposes it was collected for only.
Last thing I want is their advertising. Obviously mileages vary.

... they would probably target their next special on those at you instead.
As long as they are selling they don't care.

 

Yep.
Have to admit, I use a farmlands card for pretty much everything these days,
and haven't used cash for ages. Farmlands is still a 'sign for' card, but
yes, of course they can track where and when.

 

It's not the website at fault this time. I know it's this almost 15 year
old computer (with a 10 year old version of MacOS X) that has problems
with some websites that require a newer version of Flash or JavaScript. It
worked fine on the newer laptop used by someone else.

Although ... I haven't tried it recently, so maybe the changeover from
Foodtown to Countdown has caused it to work. Would be worth another try
when I have a few minutes spare online time.

 

Nope. According to the "rules" Onecard points expire after six months This
is from the FAQ page of the Onecard website:


Does the move to four Rewards mean that the life of my
Onecard points has changed?

No ­ your Onecard points will still last for six months.


Does that mean that I have less time to earn enough
points for Rewards?

If you were to qualify for every Rewards mailing you now
have three months to earn the 200 points required for a
Reward. But, your points are still valid for six months
so most points should be valid for two rounds of Rewards
before they expire.

 

As the quote goes: There's a sucker born every minute. And that's what the
scumbag scammers hope for. :-(

There was an article in the NZ Herald a couple of weeks ago about a lawyer
who was being charged with stealing money from a trust ... and he stole
(and lost) it to pay "inheritance" scammers - those idiotic emails that
promise a massive percentage of a ridiculously unblieveable amount of
money. Supposedly he even flew to Amsterdam and was shown pallette loads
of "money". :-\

 

<snip>

I get a similar reaction whenever I'm asked for a mobile phone number ...
but I really don't have, nor need nor want, a mobile phone.

 

I don't have a mobile either. I would only need it to talk with Hubby when
I'm out of the house.
We have St John's button for health emergencies.

But if I had a boat, or went for long tramps in the bush, I would get a
mobile.

 

It's not the website at fault this time. I know it's this almost 15 year
old computer (with a 10 year old version of MacOS X) that has problems
with some websites that require a newer version of Flash or JavaScript. It
worked fine on the newer laptop used by someone else.[/QUOTE]

No, I call that web site broken. If it *requires* all that crap, it is non
standard and, by definition, broken. There are quite a few of them out
there and they need to know that their site is unusable by at least some.
I certainly don't bother with that kind of site ... just cos they want to
show me pretty pictures doesn't mean I have to watch them.