Is it okay for a vendor to post that you bought cigars from them?

[Dmitri]

Honestly, I think it should be a private matter but I do agree with some of you that if the buyer posts, praising the deal the seller should respond, or if the buyer were to give permission for the seller to post for whatever reason.

[Eshaw99]

(Hey look at that, two shiny pennies!)

I don't think a vendor should publicly disclose that someone bought from them. Say someone like CC, who is a respected member of several boards (not that I respect you, you old fart!) makes a purchase from an online vendor. Then that vendor makes a post saying something like "You can trust me, CoventryCat86 does!." In essence, that vendor is using the members name to advertise their business. It may not be worded that bluntly, but it's the same thing. I'm guessing that the member in question receives NO compensation, therefore it should not be done.

[Kenyth]

Absolutely not! Purchase information should be kept confidential except where prescribed differently by law. Even then, the information should be used only for the explicit purposes of that law, and seen only by government agents with a need to know. An example being firearms purchase records and investigating law enforcement officials.

[Island Epicurean]

It should be confidential.

[The Master]

Only a complete maggot would take a private transaction and make it public. If I ever saw someone use my name as some type of advertisement it would be the last time I did business with that company.