vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kalera Stratton :
]Yes, but why are you making them ask? What are you proving?
to verify that my credit card was not stolen. that the person handing it to them really is me.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
What she wants proven is thatit's not an unauthorized person using her credit cars, or cheques.
Tina
So hand them your ID. Seriously. I've worked in retail 14 years and although I'm a stone ball bitch with a honey-sweet smile, many of my coworkers have gotten so weary of the games people play with their ID (some people really do make it an ordeal) that a lot of them are AFRAID to ask.
Set a good precedent and get it out in advance, instead of being like everyone else who either acts like they're "testing" the clerk by making them ask, or acts put-upon when we do.
I *always* ask. Nicely. And more than half the people I ask behave as if I've insulted them. The few people who get their ID out and have it ready, I thank profusely.
I wouldn't rely too heavily on your ID cards, because if someone has your credit card, they probably have your ID too. It's not a far stretch from there to get one of their skanky little friends to pose as you, if they can rustle one up that roughly fits your picture. How many times have you known someone who didn't look much like their driver's license picture? I see people ten, twenty times a day who don't closely resemble their photo ID. Do you know what I check to determine whether it's them?
*The signature on their ID card.* If it matches the receipt they just signed, I relax. Signatures are HARD to forge IN PERSON, and are STILL the best way to protect your cards from fraud.vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Christina Peterson" :
]She's not testing the clerk, she asking that the clerk test the identity of ]the card user, in case it's not her, in case it has been stolen.
yes. thank you!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
But they won't, because the legit people never have their ID ready, and most clerks have given up. Like I said, *I* always ask, but if you really want to protect yourself, sign your card.
And that's exactly what her complaint was.
Tina
As someone who has been in retail for 15 years, I wholeheartedly agree with this post. I can't tell you how many times I have actually been told off because I asked for ID. Make it easier on the clerk - they are human too. I know there are some idiots out there working retail, but most are like you and me - trying their best.
Well, my first response to having to get my ID out is annoyance, so I always make it a point to thank the cashier for protecting me.
Tina
Man, we had 3.1 untill about 4 years ago. I love that thing. It NEVER crashed. 95 crashed all the time. I've just got a new PC with XP and it hasn't crashed once in 5 months. Amazing.
Charlie.
Yes, and my point was that if you put *see id* on your card, you should present your ID *with* the card, so that clerks will become suspicious of anyone who *doesn't*.
I was generalizing, to be accurate I should have stated that *very few* people actually have their ID out, but if more people made a point of doing so, clerks would be more suspicious of those who don't.
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