Rightwingnutjob
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I'll ask my friend. My debit card doesn't say that (yet)
I was with her one day and she was asked for ID and thanked the lady for asking. When I questioned her she said she had "ask for Id on her card" I thought that was a great idea and assumed everyone asked her. Guess not, huh?
I never did this when I worked retail because of the nature of the shop I worked at. It was a you-paint-we-fire pottery store and I figured if you jacked someone's card, the last place you'd be likely to go was a pottery shop for $60 worth of crappy pottery.
on its face, your imprinting a request to require ID sounds like a good idea
wonder what more needs to be done
but noticed the OP's statement that he seldom carries much cash. you are losing out on some great bargains
my experience is cash is king in many instances
i save 30-40% when using cash to buy furniture
my mechanic always works on my car straight away - because i always pay in cash
need a motel, ask for the cash price and chances are you will get a good deal
some businesses/industries like not having to declare income - you give them that option when you pay in cash
No, no they arent and I HATE that phrase. It's stupid because it feeds people's dick side and it appeases jerk behavior, making them think "Hey, all I have to do is be a huge jerk and I'll get what I want!"I still disagree. If a card says see I.D. then the customer is asking you to check it. The customer is always right.
I still disagree. If a card says see I.D. then the customer is asking you to check it. The customer is always right.
I used my credit card for two or three years before someone mentioned to me I hadn't even signed it.
If companies wanted to stop credit card fraud, one would need a PIN # for every transaction. The fact that they don't require that tells me they don't give a damn. Must be a very lucrative business even with all the theft. Oh!!!! Don't we know THAT!!!
Any of you put, "SEE I.D.", "CHECK I.D." or some variant on the back of your credit and debit cards?
I do. My hope is that on the off chance that I lose it, either the person will see that on my card and decide not to use it or that when they do someone checks their I.D.
My hope however is diminishing. I don't carry cash much, I find that it's an inconvenience. I have a debit card and a credit card. Both ask for I.D. in red and also in black sharpie on both sides of my card.
At first I used to hand them just the card and hope they would ask. They never did. Well ALMOST never. Every now and then they'd look at it funny and then swipe it. Usually they ignored it completely. About once every couple months someone would actually ask.
Eventually, I gave up and would hand them both the card and my license. Assuming that they would check it if I handed it to them. Sure it defeats the purpose, but I figure maybe they'll realize that when people ask them to check their I.D. they truly want it checked.
They even suck at this. Usually they'll look at my license confused and wonder why I hand it to them. One lady actually tried swiping it. One person actually handed it back and said, "I don't need this." I informed them that the card asked for it and they proceeded to swipe it while saying, "still don't need it." So the percentage of people who check my I.D. haven't increased.
Anyone else experience this idiocy time and time again??
Any of you put, "SEE I.D.", "CHECK I.D." or some variant on the back of your credit and debit cards?
I do. My hope is that on the off chance that I lose it, either the person will see that on my card and decide not to use it or that when they do someone checks their I.D.
My hope however is diminishing. I don't carry cash much, I find that it's an inconvenience. I have a debit card and a credit card. Both ask for I.D. in red and also in black sharpie on both sides of my card.
At first I used to hand them just the card and hope they would ask. They never did. Well ALMOST never. Every now and then they'd look at it funny and then swipe it. Usually they ignored it completely. About once every couple months someone would actually ask.
Eventually, I gave up and would hand them both the card and my license. Assuming that they would check it if I handed it to them. Sure it defeats the purpose, but I figure maybe they'll realize that when people ask them to check their I.D. they truly want it checked.
They even suck at this. Usually they'll look at my license confused and wonder why I hand it to them. One lady actually tried swiping it. One person actually handed it back and said, "I don't need this." I informed them that the card asked for it and they proceeded to swipe it while saying, "still don't need it." So the percentage of people who check my I.D. haven't increased.
Anyone else experience this idiocy time and time again??
No, no they arent and I HATE that phrase. It's stupid because it feeds people's dick side and it appeases jerk behavior, making them think "Hey, all I have to do is be a huge jerk and I'll get what I want!"
Not on my ****ing watch you aint! When I work retail, I enforce the "We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason" and if someone thinks they can be a jerk to get what they want after I've already told them it isnt possible, GTFO. Simply because someone is making minimum wage at a crappy job DOES NOT entitle someone else to treat them like crap.
Of course I would cancel the card, but if I don't notice until the next day I could be screwed. You clearly don't understand the purpose of checking a license if you think stealing my license should help them. What they should do is match the name on the license to the name on the card and then match the face on the card to my face.Why are you harrassing the poor schlubs that have to ring up sales all day? If your card is no longer in your possession, YOU bare the responsibility of canceling the card. The POS computers should be able to stop any activity on your card from that point on. No one cares about your license. If someone stole your card, they probably stole your license too.
If you really want to see if they're paying attention, write, "I just farted" on the back of your card.
Just dawned on me. Even if no one ever checks, it may stop a crook from using it.
Complain TO the stores you go to who don't check - they ARE suppsoe to check whether you say "check id" on your strip or not . . . it's IS your money and your safety and well within your customer's rights to demand they start giving a ****!
WHAT IF someone steals your card - it would actually *be used* because people aren't carding.. . . and you'd be screwed - your bank would get screwed and the business might be screwed, too.
Call up the manager and bitch "Jeannea didn't CARD me . . ." - if the person is a decent manager then they'd give a **** about their bottom line - and start ensuring their employees card if they have continual complaints.
If a store continually doesn't enforce this RULE with their employees (yes - it's often a rule in MANY businesses) then *don't shop there* anymore - if they don't care about your customer's safety, rights and money then they don't deserve your business. . . and feel free to inform them if you stop shopping there.
Businesses who want to survive *will* care.
I see where you are coming from, but I don't want to have to get people in trouble. Why can't people be mildly competant?? I guess I may have to be more assertive here.
I understand you don't want to be rude - but in this case it's perfectly acceptable and should happen more often.
You might not feel comfortable calling and complaining but if someone DOES steal your (or someone else's) card and uses it the person who rang them through could get FIRED for not checking and verifying - tsk tsk! They need to learn this *somehow* and from *someone*
True - it might not be an end of the world issue on the surface - but it really is a very serious issue and most don't consider how serious it is. I use to be a very stern manager when it came to such issues. I've turned people away because they were using "their husband's card" or something - where the entire name didn't match up. Not to be a bitch - but I play it safe. I had my ass handed to me once over a stolen card that was used and not verified - once was enough - I was very strict after that.
I use a card that has my picture on it for this purpose and I point out to people at the checkout *why* they should check - pointing out that their manager might not be too forgiving if something slips through the cracks.
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