Stupid question of the day

Homer · #1 10-06-2005, 04:23 PM

Whenever I buy something with a credit card, the cashier looks at the back of my card for my signature. The thing is, I don't sign my cards and the cashier doesn't ask me for ID and swipes the card anyway. So, my question is, why do they even look at the back of the card?

krimson · #2 10-06-2005, 04:27 PM

They're looking to see if their is bits of cocaine encrusted into the backs of the numbers.

#3 10-06-2005, 04:28 PM

First of all, you should sign your card. Why the hell don't you?

Second of all, the cashier shouldn't accept your card if it is not signed.

Homer · #4 10-06-2005, 04:29 PM

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First of all, you should sign your card. Why the hell don't you?

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I'm a moron. A lazy moron. Actually, I heard you should write "See ID" on it instead of signing. Is that true?

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Second of all, the cashier shouldn't accept your card if it is not signed.

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I know. But they do. All the time. After looking for the signature. Makes no sense.

#5 10-06-2005, 04:29 PM

Oh, and to answer your question [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] they are looking at the back of your card to verify your signature (you just signed the receipt), if they don't match well enough I suppose they wouldn't accept it.

Shajen · #6 10-06-2005, 04:30 PM

Hey Homer,

you should seriously put something on there. Something like "please see ID" or some such thing. Leaving it blank is a bad idea.

Homer · #7 10-06-2005, 04:30 PM

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Oh, and to answer your question [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] they are looking at the back of your card to verify your signature (you just signed the receipt), if they don't match well enough I suppose they wouldn't accept it.

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Ok, but they always look before they swipe it, meaning before I sign the slip.

Homer · #8 10-06-2005, 04:30 PM

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Hey Homer,

you should seriously put something on there. Something like "please see ID" or some such thing. Leaving it blank is a bad idea.

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Done and done.

tdarko · #9 10-06-2005, 04:31 PM

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you should seriously put something on there. Something like "please see ID" or some such thing. Leaving it blank is a bad idea.

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captZEEbo1 · #10 10-06-2005, 04:31 PM

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Oh, and to answer your question [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] they are looking at the back of your card to verify your signature (you just signed the receipt), if they don't mat1ch well enough I suppose they wouldn't accept it.

[/ QUOTE ]no they aren't....

but I think supposedly they require ID if it's not signed, but don't require ID if it is signed?