I occasionally get asked for ID. I always say no. Not rudely. I don't complain or elaborate. I just say no softly. I've never had my card refused nor have I ever been asked why I didn't want to show ID. A signature is suppose to be enough. Here's a little bit I found upon a quick Google search.
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...asking for ID can violate the contract
that merchants have with the companies that process credit card
information and that authorize transactions. These contracts provide
that the merchant follow certain procedures in accepting credit cards
-- and these procedures either implicitly or explicitly prohibit
asking for additional ID beyond a signature.
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As I understand it, this is done for safety (identity theft and all that).
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Originally Posted by la petite moi
I have denied a customer at my job before because his driver's licence did not match his credit card. He argued that it was his boss's card, and that it was for his business, yadayada...I just told him that he would have to pay with a different method and perhaps his boss should send him with his driver's licence as well to prevent fraud.
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I use by boss's card for work purposes very frequently. The rule there, as I understand it, is to sign, (My Name) for (Boss's Name). Thankfully I've never had an issue there or I would never be able to get any work done. Using my manager's card is the prefered method of making purchases where I work because POs have too much overhead. And paying a manager to go buy connectors or getting him out of a meeting to get his license is just simply not practical.