does HEB track your purchasing history?

[Bill Brasky 1468]

Well, do they? And do they resell the data to others to target the customer on Facebook?  

I purchased garden seeds there the other week, and the next day I had an ad for that specific brand of seed on Facebook for me.  I made no mention of it all on Facebook and never talk gardening or anything like that on there so it was a remarkable coincidence at best.  

Yesterday I bought a new brand of pizza and an ad for that product then appeared on my Facebook 

 

 

Edited April 13, 2018 by Bill Brasky

[SDG 3319]

Do you use a phone number for HEB (when it’s open) discounts or other rewards?  If so, your history is used for marketing purposes. 

[ShaggyBevo RIP 3868]

Yes, they track you. It doesn't take a loyalty card, just using the same credit/debit card to pay every time is enough.  Pay cash if you don't want to be tracked. 

Edited April 14, 2018 by ShaggyBevo RIP

[elfenix 34364]

walmart tracks you by credit card as well.  figured that out when walmart.com asked if i wanted to reorder something i'd bought in the store.  used the same credit card in both places.

[Bill Brasky 1468]

1 hour ago, SDG said:

Do you use a phone number for HEB (when it’s open) discounts or other rewards?  If so, your history is used for marketing purposes. 

I do not 

[Bill Brasky 1468]

1 hour ago, ShaggyBevo RIP said:

Yes, they track you. It doesn't take a loyalty card, just using the same credit/debit card to pay every time is enough.  Pay cash if you don't want to be tracked. 

Yes I use the same card quite often 

[Walden Ponderer 12639]

[Native Horn 3516]

Only if they're open, duh.

[El Diablo 4232]

I noticed it for the first time just yesterday myself. I use the same card (no HEB rewards card) and a few weeks back one of the things I had purchased was razors. When I checked out she hand me my receipt with all the usual coupons and shit on the back of it but she also handed me a separate coupon for razors. The same brand that I'd bought just a few weeks back. They know what I buy, how often, what time of day... fuck that noise with a mushy cantaloupe. My K-Y usage is nobody else's business.

[RD3 64]

I'm pretty certain they track your credit card.  A few years ago I bought a 12 pack of beer and some chips & pico de gallo and they spit out a coupon for diapers.  My kids were in diapers at the time but nothing about that purchase screamed that I had kids in diapers...

[Doc Holliday 199]

It's pretty simple guys...anything that is digital is tracked.  Each digital data point can be leveraged, add more information like standard usage of mens razors, how often you buy, and you can infer quite a bit.  it's standard operating model for any consumer based business now and has been for years.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21996]

I’ve got a system to get around the tracking. I only buy stuff that I don’t want or need.

[El Diablo 4232]

1 minute ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I’ve got a system to get around the tracking. I only buy stuff that I don’t want or need.

Strippers included?