Comments on: Credit Card Humor

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:09:19 +0000

I only remember being asked for my ID a couple of times. If I’m in a hurry, I just “sign” with a wavy line, which isn’t too far from what many signatures look like anyway. If I’m in a good mood and the waiter/waitress/cashier was pleasant, I sign with a smiley face. Nobody seems to mind or care.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:47:02 +0000

@Daniel/Plato: Awesome – thanks for stopping by (and providing the chuckle).

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:39:14 +0000

I once signed with Plato’s name, using Greek characters.
And there’s no such thing as responsible use of a credit card.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:13:09 +0000

@Elenora: Fact.

By: Best credit card deals

Best credit card deals — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:02:31 +0000

Credit card debt is a very big problem that is being faced by a lot of people who have been irresponsible and undisciplined in the use of their credit card.
Elenora

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:14:06 +0000

I actually had my ID checked a few days ago when I was doing some holiday shopping with my credit card. Since it was the first time in recent memory that has happened, I thanked the cashier for requesting to see my license.

She told me they get a lot of kids coming in to the store with their parents’ plastic — so I’m not sure if they have a policy in place for everyone as a result or she just thought I was using someone else’s card!

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:21:00 +0000

@Mary Sue: My experience is that you were an exceptional retail employee. Most cashiers either don’t check the signature at all or only compare it to what’s on the back of the card. (I can count on one hand how many times I’ve been asked for ID for a credit card transaction.)

So the only thing a cashier is really doing is seeing how well I can match my signature to the one I (or someone else, if it were a stolen card) had previously put on the back of the card. Maybe I’m off, but if you’re going to try to steal and use a credit card, couldn’t you also look at the signature? How hard is it to copy most of them to be somewhat reasonable?

Be kind to retail employees? Amen! I spent plenty of time as one. Of course, you could add most humans to the list of those we should be kind too, except maybe for telemarketers who are somehow exempt from the do not call list.

By: Mary Sue

Mary Sue — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:08:50 +0000

When I was working retail, our store had a digital signature pad. And the people who pitched a fit about me checking their ID and holding their card until they signed were usually the ones who signed the pad with an X or a line.

Be kind to the retail slave. They might be your kid’s teacher or your healthcare advocate…

Please note I didn’t say ‘might one day be’, but did use the present tense.