“One cookbook and one set of wine glasses. That will be $120.17. What is your ZIP code?” “My ZIP code? Why do you need that?” “We put it in the computer for all transactions.” “Oh, alright. It’s 92117.” Sound like a familiar routine? Lots of stores make it a routine to ask customers for their ZIP codes
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Calif. Merchants Can’t Ask for Customers’ Zips