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by hwstar 3780 days ago
Some websites are asking you to sign up before you can view anything for sale.

No thanks. Some of us won't bother unless we can window shop online anonymously.

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Right. Just a few years ago "check out as guest" wasn't very common, but it has become popular because stores realize that most people don't want to create yet another account.

Unfortunately, these cash back gimmicks get value-minded people like me to sign up, but in this case it's severely abused.