Motherfuckers asked my wife her SSN when she was getting a store card the other week. Not a credit card, a store card.
I left empty handed, even though I think SSN shouldn't be used as a password.
Then I would ask them if they want to reconsider this possibility.
Now, if you actually want to use this tactic, I would suggest you look up the federal law in question, so that you can quote it by section and paragraph. Maybe keep a printed copy with you.
He said "for anything in the store."
The store cards I have seen are simply store-branded credit cards.
(the above description is very bland - add in anti-capitalist/m messaging wherever you deem appropriate, I won't argue)
It's not a credit card, debit card, or any other kind of payment card. It's not even, like, a COSTCO membership card.
It's a tracking card that is used by the store to track your purchases in exchange for a small discount on some items if you swipe it at checkout.
After the first year, you'll be asked to pay for monitoring.
If I don’t like the service, then I can cancel the card. And I can limit them to how much money can be taken out per transaction, or per month, or per year, or total. Or the card could be a one-time only card. And it will be merchant locked, so if anyone else tries to charge that card, they get refused.