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How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« on: February 08, 2018, 04:28:04 PM »
I just logged into my walmart.com account and i see in the easy reorder list all the things that i buy in my local store.
only thing i can think of is theyre tracking my credit cards
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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2018, 04:29:55 PM »
me too.
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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2018, 04:37:07 PM »
is that something new or have I been living under a rock?
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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2018, 04:38:03 PM »
I just logged into my walmart.com account and i see in the easy reorder list all the things that i buy in my local store.
only thing i can think of is theyre tracking my credit cards
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Same credit card bring used to order online?
Easiest way to track your purchases.

   And same name on card being used.
 2 together.
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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2018, 04:42:54 PM »
definitely makes sense. just kind of freaky
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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2018, 05:23:42 PM »
do you use your rewards account?

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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2018, 08:34:00 PM »
is that something new or have I been living under a rock?
I have seen it in my easy reorder in September already. 

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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2018, 09:33:56 PM »
been like this for a while

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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #8 on: February 09, 2018, 03:28:14 AM »
definitely makes sense. just kind of freaky
How about when googling a store and Google tells me that I was there last year...

Part of technology

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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #9 on: February 09, 2018, 06:42:29 AM »
How about when googling a store and Google tells me that I was there last year...

Part of technology
Sounds like you allow location services to track your activity.
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Re: How does Walmart.com know what I purchased in store?
« Reply #11 on: February 14, 2018, 11:36:50 PM »
Sounds like you allow location services to track your activity.
Basically whenever I use Google maps...