phaethon Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Thai Friend cajoled me into joining a VCD/DVD rental joint at the local Tesco Lotus - I wasn't keen, but anything for a quiet life... She sat down and got busy with the (Thai only) form before turning to me and asking for my blood group! Puzzled I looked at the form, expecting that we'd got some wires crossed, but sure enough there were the tick boxes for O, A, B and AB (don't recall seeing Rh+/- now that I think about it). <deleted> does a video rental store need with my blood group? We were about 10% of they way through the form and I shuddered to think what other information might be demanded further down and, already being a reluctant conscript, this pushed me over the edge and I dragged TF out of there. She couldn't see what the fuss was about, but coming from the UK I've been sensitized to the gathering of personal information without good reason and I can't imagine what need a video store would have for my blood group Perhaps it's an organ donor card option but really, there are donor cards and video club cards and ne'r the twain should meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw25rw Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Is it for some kind of security questions? To help identify you as you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ijustwannateach Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 I found the local video store's form a bit intrusive, too- I come from a background where I am suspicious of corporate sources asking me for a lot of personal information, so I just started making up things, but then my bf got upset at me because he knew I was lying! Just can't win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G54 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Joined lately in NS and no such questions. If they had such questions I would have declined and told them where to shove their questions. Age, name address, ID card should suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Some Asians think that blood group is a big factor in your personality. Maybe they're just trying to help recommend movies to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop_corn Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Is it for some kind of security questions? To help identify you as you? So, when you go to rent a movie they make a blood test? hahahahaha, you got to be kidding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriracha john Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thai Friend cajoled me into joining a VCD/DVD rental joint at the local Tesco Lotus - I wasn't keen, but anything for a quiet life... She sat down and got busy with the (Thai only) form before turning to me and asking for my blood group! Puzzled I looked at the form, expecting that we'd got some wires crossed, but sure enough there were the tick boxes for O, A, B and AB (don't recall seeing Rh+/- now that I think about it). <deleted> does a video rental store need with my blood group? We were about 10% of they way through the form and I shuddered to think what other information might be demanded further down and, already being a reluctant conscript, this pushed me over the edge and I dragged TF out of there. She couldn't see what the fuss was about, but coming from the UK I've been sensitized to the gathering of personal information without good reason and I can't imagine what need a video store would have for my blood group Perhaps it's an organ donor card option but really, there are donor cards and video club cards and ne'r the twain should meet. There's been a problem with a number of their new-ish DVD's being returned with blood stains on them, which tends to turn off potential new renters, which in turn affects their rentability. It's a method of identifying just which particular renter is responsible for damaging their goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dee123 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) Thai Friend cajoled me into joining a VCD/DVD rental joint at the local Tesco Lotus - I wasn't keen, but anything for a quiet life... She sat down and got busy with the (Thai only) form before turning to me and asking for my blood group! Puzzled I looked at the form, expecting that we'd got some wires crossed, but sure enough there were the tick boxes for O, A, B and AB (don't recall seeing Rh+/- now that I think about it). <deleted> does a video rental store need with my blood group? We were about 10% of they way through the form and I shuddered to think what other information might be demanded further down and, already being a reluctant conscript, this pushed me over the edge and I dragged TF out of there. She couldn't see what the fuss was about, but coming from the UK I've been sensitized to the gathering of personal information without good reason and I can't imagine what need a video store would have for my blood group Perhaps it's an organ donor card option but really, there are donor cards and video club cards and ne'r the twain should meet. LOL I'd wondered where you had got to!!!!...... BEWARE "PIBOBS" HA HA!! Edited February 25, 2009 by dee123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewLifeNY Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Blockbuster on Ramkhanhaeng rd (Next to Tops supermarket) is your best safest bet.....very "western" no personal questions asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtp Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thai Friend cajoled me into joining a VCD/DVD rental joint at the local Tesco Lotus - I wasn't keen, but anything for a quiet life... She sat down and got busy with the (Thai only) form before turning to me and asking for my blood group! Puzzled I looked at the form, expecting that we'd got some wires crossed, but sure enough there were the tick boxes for O, A, B and AB (don't recall seeing Rh+/- now that I think about it). <deleted> does a video rental store need with my blood group? We were about 10% of they way through the form and I shuddered to think what other information might be demanded further down and, already being a reluctant conscript, this pushed me over the edge and I dragged TF out of there. She couldn't see what the fuss was about, but coming from the UK I've been sensitized to the gathering of personal information without good reason and I can't imagine what need a video store would have for my blood group Perhaps it's an organ donor card option but really, there are donor cards and video club cards and ne'r the twain should meet. It reminds me of the old days when getting my first visa for china"Are you healthy,and your organs are all in good working order"?Starts to make you wonder if you are being targeted as fresh fodder for the human meat market!! "What color are your eyes,sir" "yes,yes we have someone wanting a pair of those"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on-on Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Some Asians think that blood group is a big factor in your personality. Maybe they're just trying to help recommend movies to you. Yeah, this is actually true, insanely enough. I know the Japanese are insane about the topic. People won't date people of certain blood types and what have you and I know they often feature blood types in video games and such. If the store was Tsatayo or whatever it's called they actually could consider it marketing information, heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilHarries Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Perhaps their Dracula videos come with a live cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabum Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I thought this was just another example of Thailand doing everything assbackwards and wrong and in an overall bizarre nonsensical fashion but then someone mentioned the Japanese are really serious about it. So I turned to my Japanese girlfriend to ask and sure enough.... some companies WILL ONLY HIRE CERTAIN BLOODTYPES! She thinks its silly but some old schoolers in Japan are deadly serious about bloodtypes. Not everyone of course, but there are still people around that believe in this. And this coming from a country with good education and common sense... wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I thought this was just another example of Thailand doing everything assbackwards and wrong and in an overall bizarre nonsensical fashion but then someone mentioned the Japanese are really serious about it. So I turned to my Japanese girlfriend to ask and sure enough.... some companies WILL ONLY HIRE CERTAIN BLOODTYPES! She thinks its silly but some old schoolers in Japan are deadly serious about bloodtypes. Not everyone of course, but there are still people around that believe in this. And this coming from a country with good education and common sense... wow. Let's not go too far, I smell the pre-used panties from here. As for the bloodtype question, it's the old I saw it once when i worked somewhere else and if they had it on their list, I guess so should I also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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