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#1505603 3-Mar-2016 17:31

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And now the receivers apparently want to sell all our customer details to the highest bidder! Grrrrrrr

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/77500628/dick-smith-receiver-ferrier-hodgson-looking-to-sell-customer-database

Email privacy@dicksmith.co.nz, advise them that you do not consent for them to transfer your information and to request it be deleted. Failing to act on it would violate at least two subsections of the Privacy Act 1993 (most likely those related to correction of personal information, retaining longer than necessary, and transfer without consent).

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#1505613 3-Mar-2016 17:52

scuwp:

And now the receivers apparently want to sell all our customer details to the highest bidder! Grrrrrrr

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/77500628/dick-smith-receiver-ferrier-hodgson-looking-to-sell-customer-database

That is interesting. I would suspect it wouldn't be worth much, because I don't think any company that did buy it, could use people email addresses, due to NZs anti spam laws. eg. You have to give a company consent first before they can email you. So a company buying those details from another, and not trading under the same name, I don't think would have gained that consent. Maybe someone with better knowledge on the anti spam laws may know for sure.

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#1505883 4-Mar-2016 11:15

An update on NBR about the database sale (with a comment from myself at the bottom).

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#1505892 4-Mar-2016 11:32

freitasm:
An update on NBR about the database sale (with a comment from myself at the bottom).

Sadly subscription paid article...but headline sound like logic has emerged

Lazy is such an ugly word, I prefer to call it selective participation

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#1505923 4-Mar-2016 12:31

gzt: Similar stories on stuff etc.

gzt, you're just recycling the original link that's on here a page earlier - see below. It doesn't tell us anything new like the NBR article.

scuwp:

And now the receivers apparently want to sell all our customer details to the highest bidder! Grrrrrrr

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/77500628/dick-smith-receiver-ferrier-hodgson-looking-to-sell-customer-database

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#1506398 5-Mar-2016 10:48

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#1506576 5-Mar-2016 19:30

The four metre long closing down sale signs have been replaced with several 'Everything must go' signs. Also saw a sign saying that shop fittings were for sale.

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#1506580 5-Mar-2016 19:35

amiga500: The four metre long closing down sale signs have been replaced with several 'Everything must go' signs. Also saw a sign saying that shop fittings were for sale.

Shame all the gaming display stuff has gone away from the stores. That would be awesome to buy. Not even sure if it is theirs to sell or if it is lent from sony/microsoft/that other one that noone has.

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#1506684 5-Mar-2016 23:37

Geektastic: I'd say within 2 years they will be toast and a fading memory if they carry on as now.

I think you posted that on 17 April 2014 so your prediction and timing of the demise has turned out 100% accurate.

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#1506705 6-Mar-2016 03:14

amiga500: The four metre long closing down sale signs have been replaced with several 'Everything must go' signs. Also saw a sign saying that shop fittings were for sale.

Those signs aren't cheap! I wonder how many gift cards you could honor with that money.

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#1506797 6-Mar-2016 10:37

Geektastic: I'd say within 2 years they will be toast and a fading memory if they carry on as now.

Prophetic much?

I'm going to watch any predictions you make VERY closely from here-on-in...

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#1507176 6-Mar-2016 23:38

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amiga500: The four metre long closing down sale signs have been replaced with several 'Everything must go' signs. Also saw a sign saying that shop fittings were for sale.

Shame all the gaming display stuff has gone away from the stores. That would be awesome to buy. Not even sure if it is theirs to sell or if it is lent from sony/microsoft/that other one that noone has.

Those are all supplier property unfortunately.