Rebubula
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Thu Feb-10-11 04:40 PM
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...say 'No thank you' and politely refuse.
Some folks just like to sue
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| -Calif. court: Merchants can't ask patrons for ZIPs |
Newsjock |
Feb-10-11 04:11 PM |
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Sued them? |
enlightenment |
Feb-10-11 04:17 PM |
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Know your rights. |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Feb-10-11 07:49 PM |
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This can be part of fraud prevention. Also, it would help them target ad flyers. |
SharonAnn |
Feb-11-11 01:01 PM |
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Sued? Couldn't she have just refused? |
hlthe2b |
Feb-10-11 04:17 PM |
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Always better to sue. |
Billy Belknap |
Feb-10-11 05:39 PM |
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+ |
swilton |
Feb-10-11 07:12 PM |
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Yeah . . . if she wanted to be rude. |
WatsonT |
Feb-10-11 10:39 PM |
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Snarf... Oh, yes... not rude to sue at all... |
hlthe2b |
Feb-10-11 10:50 PM |
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I was being snarky |
WatsonT |
Feb-10-11 11:11 PM |
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Oh... |
hlthe2b |
Feb-10-11 11:18 PM |
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I prefer disinformation. My zip is 90210, baby! |
sofa king |
Feb-11-11 12:05 PM |
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I refuse all the time -- didn't change a thing! |
defendandprotect |
Feb-11-11 12:11 PM |
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Lie |
Coyote_Bandit |
Feb-10-11 04:31 PM |
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Here are some creative lies to tell |
Kennah |
Feb-10-11 04:36 PM |
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I use 90210, when I live in a 152 zip |
mrmpa |
Feb-10-11 07:21 PM |
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Yep. Pick something like 90263 (Malibu). nt |
bemildred |
Feb-10-11 10:36 PM |
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I use 17927, Centralia, Pennsylvania. To a multi-decade coal fire, it is no more |
happyslug |
Feb-11-11 01:08 PM |
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Tire fires and feedlots could be good too ... |
bemildred |
Feb-11-11 01:55 PM |
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I always just tell then the zip |
joneschick |
Feb-10-11 04:33 PM |
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Be careful; |
greiner3 |
Feb-10-11 04:45 PM |
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They used that method at a Speedway a while ago. But then stopped. |
LiberalFighter |
Feb-10-11 05:15 PM |
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But what's so terrible about that? |
WatsonT |
Feb-10-11 10:40 PM |
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It's the responsiblity of your card issuer to provide that verification, not you. |
sofa king |
Feb-11-11 12:11 PM |
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Just... |
Rebubula |
Feb-10-11 04:40 PM |
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why on earth defend a corporation that's violating the law? |
unblock |
Feb-10-11 04:51 PM |
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because ... |
MikeW |
Feb-10-11 05:25 PM |
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so YOU might not sue, but why object to someone else suing to stop illegal corporate behavior? |
unblock |
Feb-10-11 06:28 PM |
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personally |
MikeW |
Feb-10-11 06:48 PM |
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Credit card issuers used to REQUIRE merchants to accept cards without asking for ID. |
Gormy Cuss |
Feb-11-11 01:28 AM |
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i've been a victim of id theft also. but there are other ways to provide id. |
unblock |
Feb-11-11 05:49 AM |
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Excellent! I agree |
May Hamm |
Feb-10-11 07:27 PM |
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Because we have a finite number of courts |
WatsonT |
Feb-10-11 10:42 PM |
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no, it's the corporate "let's ignore the law" mentality that's not a good thing for this country |
unblock |
Feb-11-11 05:45 AM |
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Do you seriously view |
WatsonT |
Feb-11-11 10:06 AM |
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lawsuits are invariably preceded by angry letters, just because the article didn't mention one |
unblock |
Feb-11-11 10:14 AM |
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And what freedoms are the customers losing |
WatsonT |
Feb-11-11 10:38 AM |
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anyone from the wrong side of the tracks |
unblock |
Feb-11-11 11:50 AM |
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Is there any evidence of that happening ever? |
WatsonT |
Feb-11-11 12:53 PM |
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here's one link for starters |
unblock |
Feb-11-11 01:26 PM |
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Major FAIL |
WatsonT |
Feb-11-11 01:32 PM |
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well, even in the case in question, the william-sonoma figured out the cardholder's address |
unblock |
Feb-11-11 03:57 PM |
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So there are no examples |
WatsonT |
Feb-12-11 04:01 PM |
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Doesn't say she asked for monetery damages. |
Fuddnik |
Feb-10-11 04:51 PM |
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I always assumed it was so they'd know if people lived in that 'hood or not |
XemaSab |
Feb-10-11 05:06 PM |
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I thought that the store asking for your Zip Code info was done in the |
truedelphi |
Feb-10-11 05:09 PM |
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No they don't have the right to ask for ID. |
LiberalFighter |
Feb-10-11 06:17 PM |
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Hmmm... I had no idea |
May Hamm |
Feb-10-11 07:31 PM |
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As long as the owner of the card follows the rules. |
LiberalFighter |
Feb-10-11 10:19 PM |
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My friend has 'check ID' |
May Hamm |
Feb-11-11 12:18 AM |
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The merchant is supposed to refuse an unsigned card. |
Gormy Cuss |
Feb-11-11 01:32 AM |
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Refuse an unsigned card? LOL! |
May Hamm |
Feb-11-11 01:49 AM |
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Nevertheless, it is in the merchant agreements. |
Gormy Cuss |
Feb-11-11 02:06 AM |
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What heppens then is if there is a problem with a card because they |
LiberalFighter |
Feb-11-11 09:11 PM |
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I would want to see the specifics of the case............ |
Swede Atlanta |
Feb-10-11 05:31 PM |
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Here you go |
Moosepoop |
Feb-10-11 06:58 PM |
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Online transactions that don't check your zip get charged extra by the CC companies |
htuttle |
Feb-10-11 05:57 PM |
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Some places want it for cash purchases. |
Fuddnik |
Feb-10-11 06:07 PM |
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I'm with Fuddnik...... |
Scottybeamer70 |
Feb-10-11 07:50 PM |
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this same shit has happened to me with cash purchases |
TorchTheWitch |
Feb-12-11 06:30 AM |
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our gas station asks when I put the ccard |
mitchtv |
Feb-10-11 10:03 PM |
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See post #16 |
boppers |
Feb-11-11 10:20 AM |
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Right. That's why they punch that information straight into the computer. |
sofa king |
Feb-11-11 12:07 PM |
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Verification and research are two different things |
saras |
Feb-11-11 12:56 AM |
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. |
Occulus |
Feb-11-11 01:50 AM |
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Gee, Then How Do We Know .... |
USA_1 |
Feb-11-11 11:02 AM |
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Good news -- I always say, "You don't need my zip" -- and clerks are performing surveys ... |
defendandprotect |
Feb-11-11 12:10 PM |
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The downside. Many gas pumps will soon stop accepting credit cards |
Xithras |
Feb-11-11 01:11 PM |
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good. nt |
xchrom |
Feb-11-11 01:42 PM |
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This will be especially traumatic for Radio Shack |
slackmaster |
Feb-11-11 01:43 PM |
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They never know what to make of my response. |
Heywood J |
Feb-11-11 03:00 PM |
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Needs to go to federal court - becoming a merchant doesn't strip |
24601 |
Feb-11-11 07:39 PM |
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Hmm |
So Ill |
Feb-12-11 05:35 PM |
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how about in cases where they ask everyone ? Trader Joe's sometimes asks people |
JI7 |
Feb-12-11 06:30 PM |
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When they first started doing this I used to make up a zip code. |
sarcasmo |
Feb-13-11 08:41 AM |
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