Sycamore's "Shit, that was alive, wasn't it?" Roadtrip/Tour 2003

[perth]

Originally posted by sycamore
And I'm sure that if you look at the back of your card, perth, you'll notice that it probably says "Not valid unless signed."

true, but based on my experience, i could write "fuck visa" and there isnt a merchant on the planet who wont accept it.

I firmly believe that merchants should ask for ID whenever you use a credit card.

couldnt agree more.

Except for POS where the customer doesn't surrender the card (i.e., most supermarkets), 9 out of 10 times the salesclerk looks at the back of the card and asks for my ID.

target is the only place ive been to that does this. i dont know if youve seen them, but here we now have express checkouts that are entirely automatic. you scan your stuff, pay for it and go on your merry way without ever talking to a clerk. only time a clerk is needed is if youre buying beer or smokes, or if you want to pay by check (and even then i think only if you havent written a check there before).

~james