RANT-I don't want an account. I don't want a relationship..

I often check out as guest

Ditto.

I usually say ‘I’m sorry, I don’t have a telephone.’  I love the reaction when the person thinks there is actually someone that doesn’t have a phone!  I do have a phone, of course.  I just do not give out my number to retailers or websites.  In fact, I have my phone blocked for everyone except to 6 people...3 family members and 3 doctors.  Everyone else can leave a message.

When I’m checking out at a register and they say, “and your email is?...” like it’s a requirement, not a request, I love to gush all gratefully and say “oh, no thank you!” as though they were offering ME something. Really confuses them.

I refuse to give out my phone number in stores that ask, as well as my email, unless it is absolutely necessary for my transaction (which is rarely).  I'm also checking out more and more as a guest.  

I have an email I use just for this reason. It's something like  shit_I_dont_want@gmail.com 

And I don’t want to give you an email address just for the privilege of browsing your site to see if I’m interested in your products!

Arrgghh! I don’t “need” your cleaning products if you are going to insist on knowing my email address before you will even show me what you are selling. You are not the Costco membership warehouse that I joined voluntarily AFTER checking out their products and services. I am not going to show you the equivalent of an online membership card to get into your website LOL.

Me either! Even in shops they ask for it when you buy stuff and get snotty when you refuse.
The last time I said no the salesman said "we don't pass your email on to anyone else" and I replied, "I'm not worried about anyone else, I don't want a hundred emails from YOUR business"

Then the time I bought a steam mop and they wanted my address, again a man, again got shitty when I refused. He told me he needed my address for warranty purposes in case I needed to return it. So I asked him if I gave my address now and then moved in a month's time that would mean my warranty would be invalid? Of course he said "no"...so I told him in that case he didn't need a current address and just sell me the damn mop.

Apple are the worst, they just about want you to hand over your firstborn child before they sell you something. I bought a light globe there and they wanted my email address, when I asked why he said to email my receipt, I asked him to print one instead and there was a big sigh and a lecture about going paperless...so I looked around and said with all the excess packaging you have on all your products, my little 2inch receipt isn't going to make any difference.

Gah, seriously! I get that they only work on the floor and their company policy is to ask for these things, but when a customer says no, just move on and don't make it your life mission to get those personal details.

 I hate it too but I just lie on that stuff. 

If a site requires me to register and insert an email to browse, I just leave. They clearly don't want my business.
For other things I have set up a "public" account where all the extraneous stuff goes --some things I like to keep an eye on. But I can ruffle through that list very quickly.

I do this too! I'll say "Oh, you're so sweet, no thanks!" and they get that deer in the headlights look. Then they look at the register for a while, trying to figure out what to do next without my email address. It makes me giggle.

I would like to try a bra from ThirdLove but after I took the questionnaire, they won’t give me the results for recommendations without my email! And judging from how many ads they have, I’d I ever purchased anything I would get a billion emails. So...I will stay away.