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.

  • MurrayL@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    9 days ago

    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.

  • BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    8 days ago

    I use my real name, but I’ll put the business as my middle name. So when l get an email saying “Dear John StoreName Doe”, I’ll know who either got hacked or sold my info.

    • ThisIsFineDotJpeg@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      4·
      8 days ago

      My name is Walter Hartwell Los Pollos Hermanos White, if you are watching this, I’m probably dead, murder by my brother in law, Hank Alberquerque DEA Schrader

    • Zeoic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      I do similar, but with an email alias instead. I sign up with storename@my.domain and it all just routes to my main inbox. This way, I know if an email comes in that I never asked for, I can see what company sold my information and stop using them.

  • quediuspayu@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 days ago

    What kind of restaurant asks for your name? In the restaurants I worked the only times I needed a name was to put on a reservation and it was just for reference, you could make a reservation to the color blue, as long there weren’t two groups with the same name we didn’t care.

  • JoeKrogan@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 days ago

    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.

  • Rob T Firefly@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    8 days ago

    If it’s being judged by people when you order food that you’re worried about, how does using a different name affect that at all? You’re still there ordering the same food.

    The main thing is, nobody who sells or delivers food for a living actually gives a serious shit what you order. Just tip well.