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warrrreagl · 10-02-2006, 08:59 AM

May I see some ID, please?

PART 1: Do you hear this whenever you try to pay with a credit card? Although I appreciate the due diligence of the business in trying to establish the honesty of the cardholder, I've always wondered, "Why?"

Why does a business care if the card is stolen or not? Does the business have to give the money back if it turns out to have been stolen? Or is this an example of superb customer service?

What are your thoughts about it when they say it to you? In my household, I'm not allowed to carry cash, credit cards, or checks. Let's just say that the decision by Grancey to banish me from finances was .... er ... correct. I provide the paycheck and then get out of the way. However, when we go shopping, Grancey hands me her credit card to complete the transaction. They take one look at the card with her name on it, and then say, "May I see some ID, please." I show them my driver's license, which DOES NOT have Grancey's name on it, and they always say, "OK, thanks." And I always say, "No, thank YOU."

But what are they looking for? That's clearly not me on the credit card, but they let me use it anyway. Half the time, I think they don't even look at my license. My favorite times are when they scrutinize the credit card and my license side by side for a few seconds, and then say, "OK." That always cracks me up.

PART 2: If you were a store clerk and a famous celebrity paid you with a check, would you ask for ID? And if it really turned out to be that celebrity, would you keep the check without cashing it in order to have an autograph?

10-02-2006, 08:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	May I see some ID, please? May I see some ID, please? PART 1: Do you hear this whenever you try to pay with a credit card? Although I appreciate the due diligence of the business in trying to establish the honesty of the cardholder, I've always wondered, "Why?" Why does a business care if the card is stolen or not? Does the business have to give the money back if it turns out to have been stolen? Or is this an example of superb customer service? What are your thoughts about it when they say it to you? In my household, I'm not allowed to carry cash, credit cards, or checks. Let's just say that the decision by Grancey to banish me from finances was .... er ... correct. I provide the paycheck and then get out of the way. However, when we go shopping, Grancey hands me her credit card to complete the transaction. They take one look at the card with her name on it, and then say, "May I see some ID, please." I show them my driver's license, which DOES NOT have Grancey's name on it, and they always say, "OK, thanks." And I always say, "No, thank YOU." But what are they looking for? That's clearly not me on the credit card, but they let me use it anyway. Half the time, I think they don't even look at my license. My favorite times are when they scrutinize the credit card and my license side by side for a few seconds, and then say, "OK." That always cracks me up. PART 2: If you were a store clerk and a famous celebrity paid you with a check, would you ask for ID? And if it really turned out to be that celebrity, would you keep the check without cashing it in order to have an autograph? __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.