Shoot Point Blank/Range-USA ,show ID for non-Firearm purchases

[oldschool45]

Just a heads-up and a toss your 2 cents worth in.
I just picked up a couple of mags at Shoot Point Blank(now Range-USA) and I was asked for ID. I was a little slow on the uptake so I provided it then asked about the policy. I was told it was "for in-store use only for a rewards program". I was not told that it was optional.
I was going to return the mags but they can't be sourced elsewhere at the moment. But the policy is definitely going to curtail my spending there which adds up to a chunk of change since Thanksgiving.

 

[Robert]

Never heard of them.

 

[LeftyRed]

They ask for your id for everything. I’m a member and shoot at the one in Grove City. Don’t think it’s a government backed program to see who is buying what, but I can see that it’s irritating to some.

Prices are high too! I don’t buy anything there unless I have to.

Lefty

 

[Otto]

Your membership is tied to your state issued ID. This prevents you from sharing your membership with someone else. Certain memberships get 5% off merchandise, that's why they scan your ID.

 

[marvin02]

Checking your ID for every purchase means that the employees won't forget. They have stores in multiple states so they have to deal with many sets of rules. They probably standardize the checkout process.

Of course I'm sure they use the info for marketing also.

There are a lot of folks that do not like the policy.

If you are a member there are discounts that may apply.

 

[Speedo66]

I don't give any personal info, even when asked. Harbor Freight wants my phone number, no.

Another store asked for my zip code, no.

Do surveys? Definitely not. These are all marketing ploys, when they start paying me for my time, maybe. But probably not.

 

[chicharrones]

I've been to a local Shoot Point Blank. A very nice and clean indoor range, up to date with computer managed range times, scheduling, etc.

I don't like the fact that brick and mortar companies are feeding your purchasing habits into database/data mining software. I just want to pay cash and move on.

 

[AJC1]

I have had a membership there for 2 years, and although I don't buy stuff there I have my ID scanned at least once a week to shoot. No skin off my back.

 

[Nature Boy]

Of course I'm sure they use the info for marketing

pretty bad marketing if you consider that your customers, who purchase firearm related products, are by nature suspicious of providing ID

 

[DustyGmt]

pretty bad marketing if you consider that your customers, who purchase firearm related products, are by nature suspicious of providing ID

Exactly, they gotta know that alot of people resent the fact they even have to provide ID for a firearm, let alone magazines and ammunition.... they should have expected that to go over like cursing in church.....

I use the self checkout in some places, especially if the cashier lines are 5-6 deep with full shopping carts and all I have is a couple boxes or flats of ammo, it bugs me because sometimes I bring my younger brothers with me and will have them pick out a pack of socks or white tee's and I have to send them out to the car ahead of me because an attendant will come over and ask for the youngest's ID and since my youngest brother is 15 they won't let me buy the ammo. So dumb.....

 

[Meeks36]

Is it illegal for someone under age to buy mags? Just curious. Not going to send my 12 y/o to buy anything for me gun related.

 

[Ethan Verity]

Strange policy, but it wouldn't bother me any... I even get carded at Walmart when buying stuff like spray paint or acetone.

 

[kidneyboy]

If you are carrying a cell phone and/or paying with a credit card, showing your ID is a moot point.

 

[Archie]

On this subject, but a different tack: Most any business on the internet, political parties, and charities ask for an address, a phone number, an email address or some combination thereof. Then, and it does vary in frequency, the organization sends continual junk mail, junk phone calls, or junk emails attempting to sell another 'anything' or get another donation.

Among others, I usually get about ten emails a day (I have counted) from an organization that claims to speak for President Trump. They are hoping I will pony up endless donations. I won't.
I will vote for President Trump to return to the White House, and I have sent contributions. But I will not respond to mass junk mail.

 

[shootstraight57]

I was in line with a friend of mine at a LGS in Florida buying a can of .556. When I got to the cashier she asked for ID. I replied what for and she said store policy! I handed the ammo to my friend with the cash and said you purchase it. I just felt like if they have a new policy doesn't mean I have to follow it. It was an invasion of my privacy!

 

[kennedy]

last time I went to walgreens to buy a case of beer they wanted to scan my ID rather then enter my birthday manually, I told them no as my ID has more info then they need to verify I am old enough to buy beer.

 

[Ethan Verity]

^Are you worried the cashier is actually trying to memorize your home address to come egg your house or something? Seems a bit paranoid to me, checking ID is just proof of age; anyone can lie about their age.

 

[buck460XVR]

Your membership is tied to your state issued ID. This prevents you from sharing your membership with someone else. Certain memberships get 5% off merchandise, that's why they scan your ID.

This makes the most sense since the OP was told this........

I was told it was "for in-store use only for a rewards program".

Regardless, their house, their rules. For the most part, this is how I look at it.....

Strange policy, but it wouldn't bother me any... I even get carded at Walmart when buying stuff like spray paint or acetone.

If you are carrying a cell phone and/or paying with a credit card, showing your ID is a moot point.

IOWs, not a big deal.

I was in line with a friend of mine at a LGS in Florida buying a can of .556. When I got to the cashier she asked for ID. I replied what for and she said store policy! I handed the ammo to my friend with the cash and said you purchase it. I just felt like if they have a new policy doesn't mean I have to follow it. It was an invasion of my privacy!

Soooooo, you let them invade your "friends" privacy? By making him buy your ammo and making him show ID, you're somehow not following "store policy"? What risk did you think you were being exposed to that, while not okay for you, was okay for your friend?

 

[chicharrones]

^Are you worried the cashier is actually trying to memorize your home address to come egg your house or something? Seems a bit paranoid to me, checking ID is just proof of age; anyone can lie about their age.

Scanning ID these days means you're going to be put into yet another company's database. The result could be as simple as you get more junk mail advertising related to your purchase history.

Opting out of being put into a database used to be a thing. Seems less so these days.

 

[TomJ]

I’m fine with voluntary rewards programs. I’ll take a pass on mandatory ones or being forced to show an ID when it’s not necessary. I already get so much junk mail, spam email and phone calls that I don’t want to add to it.

 

[kennedy]

^Are you worried the cashier is actually trying to memorize your home address to come egg your house or something? Seems a bit paranoid to me, checking ID is just proof of age; anyone can lie about their age.

no, not checking ID, scanning the code on the back

 

[kidneyboy]

no, not checking ID, scanning the code on the back

Yep, scanning ties all your info into each purchase. All that info is tied to your credit card, phone number and email. All that info is tied to your home computer. Your home computer is tied to the router where you live. The router where you live is tied to your home address. All of that can be put together to make a tidy profile of who you are, where you live, what you do and who you do it with.
Some people are ok with that much info about their lives being accessible but I suspect most aren't.

 

[TRX]

Sounds like they're channelling Radio Shack, which had a policy of not selling to anyone who wouldn't provide them with their address and phone number.

 

[Howland937]

I'd only been in a Shoot Point Blank once, when I was trying to help track down a specific gun for someone. I didn't find it but found a holster that I wanted to try. I'm not a member or otherwise involved with their company beyond being a casual customer on that occasion.

When asked for ID to purchase a holster, I smiled politely and told them nevermind. I didn't ask why they needed or wanted it because the fact they asked told me all I needed to know.

 

[hso]

in-store use only for a rewards program

Sounds sinister! Give them my name instead since I'm a member in TN and I'll shield you from those rewards points.