Michaels and other retailers are polling you for your postal code. Why? They're trolling for demographics. The same organizations that raise the ramparts and provide poor service, expect your money and your demographic information.

How can you counter this? We all need to provide this postal code, when asked: X0A 2K0 -- X0A is Nuanvut, but 2K0 is not a real suffix. That said, I'm calling it Proteston-- it's a picturesque respite from invasive retailers.