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Why Do Retailers Ask For Your Zip Code?
Why Do Retailers Ask For Your Zip Code?
"Why does a store clerk ask for your ZIP code when you buy something with a credit card?" Like most Americans, I had assumed the answer to this question was so that stores could figure out where customers are coming from, or that they were just verifying the billing address on the card. Turns out I was wrong on both counts. According to MSN Money simply knowing your name and zip code al