Yep! One house in our neighborhood always has their grill going in the driveway, giving out hotdogs, another has cider and mini bottles. Firepits and lounge chairs, it's so nice.
I think the cashier was under the assumption that you wanted the discount, and asked at the end instead of immediately after you said you weren't already a member. It doesn't feel rude or invasive, from my perspective, maybe just phrased as an underpaid employee.
What I do recommend is a VOIP phone number and attached separate email for all marketing purposes. They can track and sell that as much as they'd like without impacting your personal details or necessary accounts.
Absolutely! It's called the Pollyanna Principle. In fact, there's a counterpart to all of these biases that are immensely helpful in certain types of therapy.
The corporate office I work at panicked because they were going to get reclassified as a "remote hub" for tax purposes, which would have reduced everyone's pay. But I'd personally prefer to take the cut instead...
Only because you don't like the color, or maybe the texture of dirt? We wash off dirt because it's dirty, and dirty things aren't good for us (because of bacteria...).
I stopped by Walmart today and spent the entire time painfully aware that I was... surrounded.