At Taco Bell the other day, a couple in front of me bought their lunch, which came to around $10. The lady gave the cashier one card, two cards, three cards, and then finally four before she wasn't told by the cashier "card declined". In between the first, second and third cards, this woman told the cashier, "Oh, that can't be right. You need to scan it again."
I've seen this in other threads and I have to ask this question: Why do these people think that if the cashier scans their declined card second time, it no longer will be maxed out or no longer have no money on it? I've also seen this with gift cards. A customer uses one that has, say, $50. They've used $49 of it, then get outraged later when making another purchase that can't be bought with their card. Nine times out of ten, it turns into these people arguing with the cashier, as if it's the cashier's fault that they can't remember how much money they have on their cards, or it's the cashier's fault that they maxed out their credit cards.
And this was only four cards. With the high credit limits people can get these days on one credit card alone, it makes me wonder what one owes on three with the fourth one probably about to be maxed out, too.
I've seen this in other threads and I have to ask this question: Why do these people think that if the cashier scans their declined card second time, it no longer will be maxed out or no longer have no money on it? I've also seen this with gift cards. A customer uses one that has, say, $50. They've used $49 of it, then get outraged later when making another purchase that can't be bought with their card. Nine times out of ten, it turns into these people arguing with the cashier, as if it's the cashier's fault that they can't remember how much money they have on their cards, or it's the cashier's fault that they maxed out their credit cards.
And this was only four cards. With the high credit limits people can get these days on one credit card alone, it makes me wonder what one owes on three with the fourth one probably about to be maxed out, too.
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