When you buy stuff online, do you use your real name, or a false name/nickname/pseudoname?
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
I use a fake name at restaurants and fast food, and if I know something is coming via FedEx or UPS, I also use a fake name for that too. Unfortunately USPS will only deliver packages to the listed names at your address, or I would use a fake name for everything.
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I use a fake name at restaurants and fast food, and if I know something is coming via FedEx or UPS, I also use a fake name for that too. Unfortunately USPS will only deliver packages to the listed names at your address, or I would use a fake name for everything.
I have my Amazon orders come to a fake name to differentiate from my wife who orders under my name. I'm not saying you're wrong, but there is clearly a loophole.
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
I don’t think I’ve ever used a fake name to order anything online.
I can understand doing it for something potentially embarrassing or compromising, but until I saw this post it never even crossed my mind that there might be people that do it as a matter of course.
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Can't use a false name on the payment options, so I don't even bother with the address.
Order food through an app, though, half of these things never let me enter a name and just use what is associated with the email I signed up with. So everything uses a nick name/alias and not my real name, since none of my email accounts use my real name for the real name field.
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I don’t think I’ve ever used a fake name to order anything online.
I can understand doing it for something potentially embarrassing or compromising, but until I saw this post it never even crossed my mind that there might be people that do it as a matter of course.
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
Depends.
Digital stuff? If I can my online nickname.
Is it personal? I will maybe use real name
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
For things involving payments, the info should probably be real but I might use only a first name if I can get away with it. And if it's asking for an address for no good reason I'll give a fake address in the same city. No one's ever asked me for a name in a restaurant.
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I don’t think I’ve ever used a fake name to order anything online.
I can understand doing it for something potentially embarrassing or compromising, but until I saw this post it never even crossed my mind that there might be people that do it as a matter of course.
Same here. If it ever got lost or I had to pick it up from the post office, it'd be pretty hard to prove I'm Fred Flintstone.
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My name is on the credit card, so shipping it to a fake name isn’t doing anything but potentially drawing attention to myself.
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My name is on the credit card, so shipping it to a fake name isn’t doing anything but potentially drawing attention to myself.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]privacy.com is available if you're in he US
But this is essentially shifting trust to them instead. Its like a VPN, but for payments. But given the nature of anti-money-laundering laws, its only safe from like amazon or your bank (provided you trust privacy.com to not sell your data); The government can definitely have no issues supoena all your purchases.
That and amazon lockers means you can kinda keep purchases somewhat secret. Like um.. adult stuff
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
Martavius Garantus Hawthorne IV is my real name, officer.
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
My bank transactions already have my name plastered on every single one, and I certainly don't want any trouble with my courier due to me using a false name, so I don't do it. This doesn't mean that I don't make sure not to share my name online at all times.
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I use a fake name at restaurants and fast food, and if I know something is coming via FedEx or UPS, I also use a fake name for that too. Unfortunately USPS will only deliver packages to the listed names at your address, or I would use a fake name for everything.
I’ve lived in several states and USPS doesn’t care about your name. They want your legal name written on the mailbox (and will usually write it down if you don’t when you move in), but they will deliver to any ass name. I’ve used fake names for everything ever for a long time now and only had a problem once with an international shipment. You can mail random ass name to random ass address and they’ll put it at the address.
If USPS fails to deliver an international item that requires a signature, you need to show ID if they don’t try to redeliver. And your name must match or they won’t give it to you.
In my case, it was something that didn’t require a signature and even had a “no signature required” sticker on it from the sender because they do that enough apparently. And the USPS didn’t try to deliver it cause I have a cam. So the USPS person just gave it to me and told me to not fuck up again on international shipments and that was that!
In short, fake name good at all times except on international orders that require a signature.
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
Years ago I used to sign up for free samples of things (found on a freebees sub) using the name Freema Balczak, because then I'd know if one of them sold my info... but mostly for shits and giggles.
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My bank transactions already have my name plastered on every single one, and I certainly don't want any trouble with my courier due to me using a false name, so I don't do it. This doesn't mean that I don't make sure not to share my name online at all times.
Nice try, Rob.
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Fake name and email and virtual card, unless legally required to give my real info. Businesses get hacked all of the time and i dont trust them.
Also all of the grocery cards are all fake names too.
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I’ve lived in several states and USPS doesn’t care about your name. They want your legal name written on the mailbox (and will usually write it down if you don’t when you move in), but they will deliver to any ass name. I’ve used fake names for everything ever for a long time now and only had a problem once with an international shipment. You can mail random ass name to random ass address and they’ll put it at the address.
If USPS fails to deliver an international item that requires a signature, you need to show ID if they don’t try to redeliver. And your name must match or they won’t give it to you.
In my case, it was something that didn’t require a signature and even had a “no signature required” sticker on it from the sender because they do that enough apparently. And the USPS didn’t try to deliver it cause I have a cam. So the USPS person just gave it to me and told me to not fuck up again on international shipments and that was that!
In short, fake name good at all times except on international orders that require a signature.
I think it depends. I’ve noticed in newer developments that yes, they’ll only deliver to names of known recipients.
But I’ve also lived in old-ass places most of my life and I can’t get them to stop delivering mail for someone who hasn’t lived here in 5+ years.
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I use my real name for packages in case I need support if there's a problem with the delivery, but like if I went to a restaurant, or order food delivery, I'd probably use a fake name so people don't be judging my fatass lol.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]First time I ever order something from Amazon I used my user online user name Pac-Rat and couldn’t figure out why USPS put a hold on my package. When It arrived with Pacrat??? On the shipping label (and a week late) clued me in on what was wrong so I can’t recommend you do this for the sake of postal workers sanity.
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Can't use a false name on the payment options, so I don't even bother with the address.
Order food through an app, though, half of these things never let me enter a name and just use what is associated with the email I signed up with. So everything uses a nick name/alias and not my real name, since none of my email accounts use my real name for the real name field.
Yes you can use false names for billing info… zip code is often the only thing US processors check so if that’s right it’ll go through.
