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Interesting policy. I would love to hear the real corporate reason behind it.

Now the silly part about all of this, is that I probably could have convinced somebody in that store to simply pay for it with their card and give them cash, so how does that trace the purchase to me? It doesn't..

I would have called for security. That is really sketchy. Make you look even more like a drug dealer.
 
I bought my 3GS with the cash I made from the sale of my 3G. Bought at an AT&T store. Paid in cash and even got change back.(in cash).
 
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