Peeve of mine (little long)

[XCashier]

If she made that big a fuss over it, I can't help but think she actually WAS a thief. "Protest too much" and all that...

My thoughts exactly. Anybody who throws a temper tantrum that would embarrass Veruca Salt has to be hiding something...

[Kristev]

I agree with you. If they card me for such a large purchase (not that it would ever happen,) I'm feel more secure there, not less.

[EricKei]

I agree with you. If they card me for such a large purchase (not that it would ever happen,) I'm feel more secure there, not less.

This. Then again, I've seldom had enough money to MAKE a purchase that size ^_^

[BrenDAnn]

C-store just had a case of possible credit card fraud. Manager had to go back and look at the security tape to try to identify who it was and everything. I say, better safe than sorry where credit cards are concerned. Then again, C-store doesn't really require us to ask for ID for cards either. Odd.

[Mystic]

Correct, merchants are not permitted to ask for ID unless there is proof that the purchase may be fraudulent, and that can be a very thin line. If a customer complains about it to the credit issuer, then the store can get into some major troubles. That's likely the reason why they told employees to stop asking.

I use to put SEE ID on my card till I read that a merchant is permitted to not accept that as a signature.

[AccountingDrone]

If I am buying something more than $50 I automatically pull out my ID at the same time. On base they require a military ID at the same time as checkout, so my ID is in the same pocket as my debit card anyway.

[EricKei]

Correct, merchants are not permitted to ask for ID unless there is proof that the purchase may be fraudulent, and that can be a very thin line.

...Proof? PROOF?!

If the cashier has gathered proof that the transaction is fraudulent in that little time that they have, either the scammer has no clue what they're doing, or the cashier is a lifetime member of MENSA who teaches PhD classes and took this job on the side for shits and giggles >_>

[slipknotpsycho]

...Proof? PROOF?!

yeah...just how exactly do you go about proving it? you're not a cop...or a lawyer...you're just a cashier...do they expect us to be gods or something?

[XCashier]

...you're just a cashier...do they expect us to be gods or something?

Pretty much, yes. We're supposed to have ESP (know what they want even if they don't, know they're old enough to buy age-restricted items, know that the credit card is indeed theirs), super strength, magical powers, and yet, put up with verbal abuse and attitudes for minimum wage.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

So I am scanning her order, whole bunch of Halloween stuff. Fog machine, other decor, costumes, candy, etc. Her tab was about $1500. She pulls her credit card out and I promptly ask her ID. She pulls the mother of all fits. Acts insulted that I am suggesting that she is thief, how dare I assume that. I try explaining that we are required to ask for all credit cards. She gets in a huff leaves, I have to cancel the whole order and fill a cart with go backs.

Gee, that reaction doesn't scream "thief!" at all.

[Andara Bledin]

Actually, it only requires proof that a transaction might be fraudulent. And, really, when you get down to it, the transaction's very existence is all the proof you need that it's possibly fraud. Because any transaction might be fraudulent.

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