Collecting receipts outside a shop for 'market research'-?

Interesting this. I’ve just been stopped by a man with a clipboard, outside a well-known possibly German discount store, asking for my receipt for ‘market research’.

Like any other obliging Brit I fumbled about in my pocket, handed it to him, and then realised he was keeping it…..as there were things I might have to return I asked for it back, and then had to stop him scrawling something on it.

What’s all that about?

Probably going to pick stuff up on the way in and then try and claim a refund…

He can go in and pick up a box take it to the till with your receipt, claim he bought it and get a refund or exchange.

Was stopped outside Aldi last week asked the same. I’m pretty sure the woman wasn’t going to steal stuff then use the receipt

Was stopped outside Aldi last week asked the same. I’m pretty sure the woman wasn’t going to steal stuff then use the receipt

What makes you so sure? Anyway it’s a pretty good idea for a scam. Off to Waitrose tonight to try it out 🙂

It’s an old trick, pretty much redundant these days due to RF tags

I guess Aldi don’t use them?

IIRC they also don’t have a CS desk to take stuff back to so anything returned goes back via the checkouts

I guess because the woman did it was standing by the door at 8.50am in full view of the staff.

Sounds like a good way to prevent you being suspicious. Before she hands the receipt to somebody else to “return” what you’ve bought.

It was Lidl 🙂

I shake my head in disbelief at the OP. Have you never heard of the word No?

It isfor market research. I did a similar job for Microsoft at XBOX demonstration stands. They probably want to know what an ‘average’ shopper buys or are analysing the combination of items people buy.

I was in that ‘help a fella out’ mode ohnohesback, and thought (for a moment) it was going to be something along the lines of ‘do you realise Aldi beans are cheaper?’ or something.

Anyway.

Then why keep the receipts finephilly?

Well the nosey buggers can f- right off! Anyone who trys hassling me for my receipt will wish they hadn’t!

Good question – I don’t know… Maybe the chap’s boss wanted to make sure of the validity to any data collected.

If it’s market research for the shop, then surely they have a far easier way of collecting that data?

If it’s market research for the shop, then surely they have a far easier way of collecting that data?

Like from the till?? I’d tell them to poke off. But I do walk everywhere in my tin foil hat 😉