Okay, now they're actually running after people....

[protege]

Newegg does that. Even if I have all the info they need as well as authorization to use the card (had to get a new part for my computer, dad said I could use the credit card info he had given me for tuition), the shipping and billing address need to match.

I've run into that too on Newegg...as well as Moss Motors, Victoria British, TRF, etc. when buying parts for the project car.

[Kogarashi]

I realize they do that some places, and they claimed to do it at this place. However, I know for a fact that it will go through without it. So when they said it wouldn't, that was horseshit.

If they'd actually started with that and not acted like shits about it, I might have given it (or simply made one up..I've entered in a string of fives before. It's clearly not a zip code. However, it works.). However, by the time we even go to that point of the transaction, I was so irritated with all the foolishness, I just decided enough was enough.

Yeah, I understand that. As soon as you confirmed it wasn't AmEx, I figured their claim was bunk. AmEx was the only card at Wallyworld that required the correct zipcode to use, which only caused an issue once. Some guy was using the company card to buy supplies for his store, and didn't know the zipcode that went with the card, so he couldn't actually use it to pay for the merchandise.

But Visa? I have a Visa. I use it everywhere without having to give my zipcode, and the transactions always go through. Only place they ask right now is Michaels, and I know it has something to do with marketing, but I give it anyway because I like Michaels and that's the only thing they ask for. No pestering there.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

This just in

Holy CRAP, you guys!!!! Guess what just happened to me?

I walked into a Walgreens a couple hours ago and nobody tried to get me sign up for a loyalty card! No mention of it, even! Nobody tried to sell anything! Nobody even tried to peddle the candy bars that were sitting on the counter with a sale sign on them!

Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse?

[dalesys]

Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse?

No, it's the "Oh Crap! A Lapse!" (from company standards). Need to re-staff that store, stat!

[Krandor]

I realize they do that some places, and they claimed to do it at this place. However, I know for a fact that it will go through without it. So when they said it wouldn't, that was horseshit.

if it was that important they could have just gotten it off the ID card.

[Andara Bledin]

Newegg does that. Even if I have all the info they need as well as authorization to use the card (had to get a new part for my computer, dad said I could use the credit card info he had given me for tuition), the shipping and billing address need to match. Not sure how they handle gift shipments.

I've never had a problem shipping to my work while buying from my personal credit card. I do it all the time, actually. That sounds odd.
My last invoice, from April.

Speaking of credit cards and addresses, I had a failure running a card on Wednesday. There are only 3 error messages I get: NSF, CVV failure, and Generic Failure. In this case, it was a generic failure. I tried again with a new billing address from the customer, and everything was peachy.

For reference, I've only had this issue with Visa, so far, but this is only the third time it's happened. I've run plenty of all three types we take with non-matching addresses without issue.

What security options a card requires are based on the card provider, the account type, the vendor, and whatever clearing service the vendor uses.

if it was that important they could have just gotten it off the ID card.

While this is certainly an option, it's actually possible for this to be illegal. I have no idea what the statutes are regarding it, however.

^-.-^

[Mycroft]

"Hi, I have money I'm going to give you in exchange for these goods. I do not have to pay with information, I choose not to pay with information *and cash*, if you want my information, *you* should be the one with cash in hand. Do I see cash? No? No information, then. Do you want my money, or should I go somewhere else?"

And it seems that phone numbers are simply used so they know all of your transactions. I know of places where they definitely do not use it for marketing. I guess it's just easier to key on phone number than all the "Jerry Lee"s in the book. That doesn't mean they're getting mine, though.

[laborcat]

I've been to two different KMarts three times since this thread has started, and nobody has asked me to do the credit card thing yet. Maybe it's just me?

[morgana]

I walked into a Walgreens a couple hours ago and nobody tried to get me sign up for a loyalty card! No mention of it, even! Nobody tried to sell anything! Nobody even tried to peddle the candy bars that were sitting on the counter with a sale sign on them!

Isn't this one of the signs of the apocalypse?

Nope, just Walgreens. There are seven in my town, I've been in all of them, and I've never been hassled for any of that stuff.

Which is a good part of why I shop there.

[MadMike]

Well, apparently this sort of thing has gotten worse, and you can't even escape it by using the self-checkouts anymore...

My 8-year-old cable modem died late Sunday evening, after most stores had closed. If it had been a weekday, most places would still be open, but that's just my luck, I guess. The only place that was open was Wal-Mart, and I really don't like going there. Neither my wife nor I really liked the idea of going without internet until sometime the next evening, so I sucked it up and went out to Wal-Mart.

I guess I'm kind of antisocial when I'm shopping. I just want to get in, get what I need, pay, and get out, with as little interaction with other people as possible. I tend to walk quickly, avoid eye contact, and use the self-checkouts where possible. This was especially true in this case, as I was in kind of a bad mood over having to run out and buy a new modem. At first, I had trouble even finding it, because they had it with the "wireless devices", which this really wasn't. It would have made more sense to have it in "networking", but all they had there were routers.

I did catch a little bit of a break. It seems the price had gone down a bit since the last time I had to buy one -- the original one was about $100, this one was only about $65. So I took it up to one of the self-checkouts, scanned it, and the thing just stopped with a message telling me to "wait for assistance." I try to be patient with people, but I seem to have no patience towards inanimate objects, and I've been known to yell at the thing, "I don't NEED assistance!" when it does that.

Normally, it's because I'm buying an age-restricted product, or I have an unusually large coupon, and the attendant just has to verify everything, and clear the transaction. This time, when the guy came over, he logged in and the machine tried to sell me a service plan. I may have had a bit of an SC-moment, because I cut him off kind of sharply with a "No!" as he was reading off what was on the screen. So he cleared it, and I finished the transaction and left.

I wouldn't have minded so much if the machine had been able to ask me without locking up the transaction. What was the point of having to drag an attendant into it? It seems to me that defeats the whole point of having the self-checkouts.

[BrenDAnn]

Chiming in here to say that every time---EVERY TIME-- I go to Mart of K, I get asked if I'd like to get their rewards card. In a word: No. No, I would not. Their continuously asking me has burned me out on shopping there, which is a pity, since it's closer to where i live than Mart of Wal is!! Oh, and I get asked my ZIP every time I check out at Mart of K too, oh and the whole "would you recommend this Mart of K?" stuff. MAKE THE INSANITY STOP!!!

[Teskeria]

Newegg does that. Even if I have all the info they need as well as authorization to use the card (had to get a new part for my computer, dad said I could use the credit card info he had given me for tuition), the shipping and billing address need to match. Not sure how they handle gift shipments.

Can't speak for MC or V, but for A, if you want to ship to another address, the CM needs to call ahead of time and give a temporary shipping address after clearing the security questions. Most CM's just do it for a week or a month, so it can be verified, but some will add it for a school year if they plan to ship stuff to their college student.

And for the would you reccomend? Hope you answered no.

[MournBlade]

I used to work at the not so Smart mart. I remember constantly getting my ass chewed for not harassing people for the stupid sears card or what not.

I did it the first week I was told to - sold 0 of them. Figured I would save my breath and stop harassing customers.

I was also getting tired of that special look of disdain people get when asked dumb questions.

Its all over the store - if they wanted one they would mention it right?

I was always friendly and helpful to customers but not haranguing them for a sears card made me a bad employee. I was very glad when they fired me - saved me giving my 2 weeks notice.

[jnd4rusty]

The last time I was at K-Mart they had a "greeter" asking about the cards..before she approached me (I had been in the store for a bit before she came on duty as she was not there when I walked in) I heard her say "I have three already". Then she approached me as I was hoping to get past her quickly, I told her "no" and then she asked, "do you know how it works", I said that yes I did, kind of and she took that as a "go ahead" to do her speech, I again said "no" and started to walk away and by golly! this woman grabs my arm and says "wait, it is just like a Safeway club card, you won't be able to get the special deals without it", I turned to her and said "well, I guess that means I won't be shopping here anymore" and walked away. I was flabbergasted that she actually grabbed my arm! I did not say anything about it, I did not want to be too sucky and I was already getting there. I love Wally's but I hate the crowds..our store is maxed out sometimes and it annoys me..not the store just the stupid people that tend to shop there. I don't plan to shop at K-Mart again..I don't usually go there anyways but I do like some of their clothing (I love huge t-shirts and I can get good ones there). The only nice thing is that most people are at Wal-Mart so K-Mart is practically deserted and I don't have to deal with annoying crowds!!

[Draco]

The moment someone grabs my arm is when I threaten to call the cops and demand a manager. That instant.