<prompt> Human: Just got back from doing some Christmas shopping and high on the list was an expensive cookware set my significant other has really been wanting. Found it a national department store and was offered a 30 discount if I opened a store credit card and payed using that. My credit is good and I planned on paying it off immediately so that seemed acceptable to me. I signed the physical user agreement and the sales clerk begin the process of entering information in her register most of which was standard fare: my drivers license, and she asked me to enter my SSN into the turned display which I knew would be necessary but then added And Ill need an estimate of your annual income.Me: Excuse me?Clerk: Just an estimate. Doesnt have to be exact.Me: You dont need that for a credit check. All you need is my SSN.Clerk: Im sorry but the program wont allow me to process your application without it.Me: Then dont worry about it. Im not comfortable giving you that information. Just ring it up as is.Which she did. Am I wrong? Is an estimate of annual income necessary for simple retail line of credit?  <response>: Am I wrong? Is an estimate of annual income necessary for simple retail line of credit? 1. I dunno about wrong, but youre definitely being overly paranoid.2. Everyone Ive ever applied with for a credit line asks for annual income. 