AudaciousAudrey wrote:
Ninido wrote:
nicksdolphin wrote:
Can I ask a question? I honestly want to know, I am not trying to be rude or anything.

I hate being asked for my card/ID after I have to swipe my credit card myself. If you're going to need those things, why don't you swipe the things yourself? The convenience is gone if I have to give it to you after I put it away.
The credit card Merchant Rules agreements all say you cannot refuse a card because someone doesn't show you this information. However, most retailers still ask for it. Why is that? Just for an identity theft precaution?
"we" are trying to do you, the customer, a favor by ensuring no random jackass is using your card for a shopping spree.  I keep my bank card behind my ID in my cardholder and just pull both out when I use credit and if they look - cool, if not.. whatever.  Even if it requires pulling my ID/wallet/whatever back out I'd rather someone check then just be okay with it and let some fucktard get away with that shit. 

At one job, on larger purchases we'd ALSO swipe your CC in our ID-check machine to ensure the info matched AND check the last 4 printed on the receipt.  *Safety over scams.*

Great, but like nicksdolphin said, technically the retailer is not allowed to refuse a sale based on someone refusing to show their ID, so what's the point? Obviously the honest people will happily show their IDs.

Where I worked, we were supposed to check ID for age verification since it was all alcohol sales and you had to be 21+ to even enter the store.  No proof you're of age - no sale.  So I suppose that was a good get-around for age and CC security, lol, since few mind being carded for booze, even if they're like 60some.  Flatter them a bit smiley: wink  I can only recall two people giving me crap for asking for their ID for age reasons.. but that's neither here nor there.

Other places?  No idea, but I've never overheard anyone arguing their CC contract/TOS with an employee before so IDK how they'd handle it.  Perhaps someone else in this post has and can offer some insight in to how they or their manager handled it.