Consumer Reports has compiled the list of "top holiday-shopping annoyances", which include: being pushed to sign-up for store credit cards; requests for personal info like you're phone number and "being hounded with the extended warranty sales pitch." Shocking.
72% Stores that never open all of the checkout lanes
68% Fake "sales". If something is always 20% off, it's not on sale
67% Coupons that exclude almost everything in the store
62% Being endlessly hounded with the extended warranty sales pitch
58% Cashiers that ask for your phone number or other personal information
56% In-store prices that do not match the same company's on-line prices
53% Employees required to up-sell you at the register
52% Pushing store credit cards at the register
50% Mail in rebates
48% Stores that require loyalty cards to get discounts
43% Stores that have a minimum purchase requirement for credit cards
26% Receipt checkers
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