Anyone get stopped leaving stores?

[ultrarunner]

Slightly off topic...

There was a store called Home Base that was similar to Home Depot.

Home Base started to require a receipt for all refunds and at that time went to a 90 day time limit... no exceptions and sign that said... Don't Ask.

On the 90th day, my brother came in with 3 large boxes of returns... electrical, plumbing fittings, hardware, etc. and a shoe box full of receipts.

The clerk told him that it would take all day to process the refunds and he said, "That OK... I just finished my house yesterday and I've got the time. Eventually, the store manager came over because the return line went into the parking lot.

The manager told the clerk to scan everything that would scan and come up with a price for things that didn't... funny how store policy can change.

 

[Bedlam]

Maybe off topic also.
But here goes. I made a usual purchase at my local Wal Mart for a grand total of 24.56 dollars. I was pleasant to the cashier, even joking , and then I swiped my credit card and handed it to the cashier. She said I need one form of identification. e.g. License.In 26 plus years of using cards I have never been asked this.
I side your kidding. She said no I'm serious
I was peeved wanting to just cancel but she said she couldn't cancel it.So i gave her my license and she said she does this to everyone.Get used to it.
Apparently it is Wal Mart policy to check licenses.This however opens them to good discrimination suits I would imagine.
Anyways why would this lone cashier take such a firm stance? Well I'm sure she knows now that when I return I will be using the next line or the service desk.So she has thus reduced the flow through her line.
Ironic thing is its not about the amount. I bought a tractor at wal mart $1,450 dollars and they swiped and handed it back without even glancing at the signature.
I be watching how she treats other customers from the adjoining lane. and see if they endure the same.

 

[polo1665]

Maybe off topic also.
But here goes. I made a usual purchase at my local Wal Mart for a grand total of 24.56 dollars. I was pleasant to the cashier, even joking , and then I swiped my credit card and handed it to the cashier. She said I need one form of identification. e.g. License.In 26 plus years of using cards I have never been asked this.
I side your kidding. She said no I'm serious
I was peeved wanting to just cancel but she said she couldn't cancel it.So i gave her my license and she said she does this to everyone.Get used to it.
Apparently it is Wal Mart policy to check licenses.This however opens them to good discrimination suits I would imagine.
Anyways why would this lone cashier take such a firm stance? Well I'm sure she knows now that when I return I will be using the next line or the service desk.So she has thus reduced the flow through her line.
Ironic thing is its not about the amount. I bought a tractor at wal mart $1,450 dollars and they swiped and handed it back without even glancing at the signature.
I be watching how she treats other customers from the adjoining lane. and see if they endure the same.

I guess I don't understand your displeasure. If someone had stolen your card and tried to use it you would have been very happy that the teller asked for a drivers license. It isn't meant as an insult, it only serves to prove that you are the real card holder. I am very happy to show my ID when asked, while using a credit card in a store or conducting business at the bank. IMO it is a small inconvenience to protect you.

Mark

 

[Dadsgreenpsd]

On credit cards I have which have large limits, I write "Check ID" on the signature line on the back of the card. You would be amazed at how often they don't bother to check. If my card is stolen, I would sure appreciate if they would bother to check sigs.

 

[Bird]

Maybe off topic also.
But here goes. I made a usual purchase at my local Wal Mart for a grand total of 24.56 dollars. I was pleasant to the cashier, even joking , and then I swiped my credit card and handed it to the cashier. She said I need one form of identification. e.g. License.In 26 plus years of using cards I have never been asked this.
I side your kidding. She said no I'm serious
I was peeved wanting to just cancel but she said she couldn't cancel it.So i gave her my license and she said she does this to everyone.Get used to it.
Apparently it is Wal Mart policy to check licenses.This however opens them to good discrimination suits I would imagine.
Anyways why would this lone cashier take such a firm stance? Well I'm sure she knows now that when I return I will be using the next line or the service desk.So she has thus reduced the flow through her line.
Ironic thing is its not about the amount. I bought a tractor at wal mart $1,450 dollars and they swiped and handed it back without even glancing at the signature.
I be watching how she treats other customers from the adjoining lane. and see if they endure the same.

Having been a full time RVer for 6 years, I've been in Walmarts all over the country, but in 2002 was the first time I was ever asked for other ID with my credit card at a Walmart. I had noticed people ahead of me not being asked for their cards, so I sent an e-mail to Walmart's headquarters asking about it. So the store manager called me and said they always ask for ID, and when I told him that I knew for a fact that wasn't true, then he said, well, they're supposed to. A few days later, another guy called and said he was the store manager (I later learned he was the assistant manager) and he first told me they always ask for ID and once I again I told I knew better than that, so then he said their computer randomly selects some unknown percentage of customers. But I had just moved to that area and was in that store frequently, and found that about every 3rd or 4th time, they'd ask for ID. My wife wasn't happy with me, but twice I refused to show my ID and walked off leaving all the items they had rung up and bagged.

Then a brand new Walmart opened in the same town, but closer to my home, so we started trading there. The new manager was the assistant manager from the other store. So about the 4th time I was in there, the cashier asked for ID and I told her to call the manager. He decided they didn't need to see any other ID.

I don't particularly like things like Sam's Club checking receipts, but if a company policy is reasonable and consistently applied, I go along with it and won't complain, but if not, and especially when they lie to me, I don't mind pranking with them, even though my wife doesn't want me to.

Walmart started selling beer and wine and when I bought a bottle of wine and the cashier asked for ID, I asked if she really thought there was any chance I was under 21. She said it was store policy to ask everyone. The next time it was a male cashier and when he asked, I told him it must be terrible to have to work for a boss who thought he was too stupid to know that I was over 21. And I've never asked again in any Walmart.

 

[ray66v]

My wife and I were leaving Sam's club recently, when we got to the checker,for fun, I only showed him one receipt for about half of the dozen or so items in our cart. I kept the other second receipt, in my pocket. He looked at the receipt carefully, looked at the cart carefully, put his mark on the receipt, and said have a nice day. I would have considered reporting him, except, judging by his demeanor, he was apparently handicapped, possibly mentally. And I thought, they probably already know, and this was the safest place to put him.

 

[SnowRidge]

Walmart started selling beer and wine and when I bought a bottle of wine and the cashier asked for ID, I asked if she really thought there was any chance I was under 21. She said it was store policy to ask everyone. The next time it was a male cashier and when he asked, I told him it must be terrible to have to work for a boss who thought he was too stupid to know that I was over 21. And I've never asked again in any Walmart.

You will be if you come to Tennessee and buy beer in WalMart or any other store. The odious practice or carding everyone, no matter their apparent age, started with a couple of supermarket chains and an ordinance in Blount County. The disease has now spread to the entire state, Tennessee having one of the most brain dead legislatures in the country.

So, if you buy beer in the store, the cashier will card you and note your birth date. However, if you buy hard liquor, wine, or any alcoholic beverage served for consumption at a bar, tavern, or restaurant, you will not be carded unless the staff thinks you don't look old enough to drink. The mandatory card check is only for package beer.

 

[aczlan]

So, if you buy beer in the store, the cashier will card you and note your birth date. However, if you buy hard liquor, wine, or any alcoholic beverage served for consumption at a bar, tavern, or restaurant, you will not be carded unless the staff thinks you don't look old enough to drink. The mandatory card check is only for package beer.

I don't drink alcohol, but IIRC the signs I have seen here in NY say that if you "appear to be under 40" you will be carded.

Aaron Z

 

[ray66v]

You will be if you come to Tennessee and buy beer in WalMart or any other store. The odious practice or carding everyone, no matter their apparent age, started with a couple of supermarket chains and an ordinance in Blount County. The disease has now spread to the entire state, Tennessee having one of the most brain dead legislatures in the country.

Walmart started selling beer and wine and when I bought a bottle of wine and the cashier asked for ID, I asked if she really thought there was any chance I was under 21. She said it was store policy to ask everyone. The next time it was a male cashier and when he asked, I told him it must be terrible to have to work for a boss who thought he was too stupid to know that I was over 21. And I've never asked again in any Walmart.

I hate this policy, but mostly because it has become necessary.

To the older generations, it seems simple to card people who may not be of age. But remember, today's youth, and even many of their parents, are generally very irresponsible compared to your day.

They are also often more poorly educated. We have all seen the cashier freak out when you hand them coins, after they have entered a dollar amount into the register, and they have to figure out your change in their head. (I must confess, I love doing that ).

My wife manages a pharmacy for a national chain that was forced to institute a similar policy. Sadly, the cashiers simply don't seem to care very much, if the store gets a big fine, or loses their license. It's an entry level, part time job, and they can always get another one.

Using any kind or arbitrary rules, always leaves the door open for mistakes. Carding everyone, closes the door.

It's only going to get worse, wait until the children of these generation x kids start working.

 

[Chuck52]

I have seldom been asked for ID when using my cards, but when I have been I thanked the clerk for checking. I have had two credit card accounts scammed, so I think extra security is great.

My white hair usually gets me past the liquor checks, but I've been carded a couple of times. Both times the clerk and I agreed it was pretty silly, but them was the rules and I saw no need to cause more grief for the already disgusted clerk. In one instance, the store had been caught selling to underage police plants, who looked old enough, so the management said to just check every customer, period. In the other instance, it was apparently a law thing in a different state. Both times the clerk and I laughed at how silly it was.

I think if I was stopped as was the OP, depending on my mood, I might first try the baleful stare. I can recall my younger days, when even the wait staff in better restaurants could make me feel ill at ease. I was a small town boy, and the big city restaurants were a bit intimidating, especially when I had a date with me. It's been a long while. These days I can display at will more of an attitude than anyone I am likely to be served by, though I save it for the troublesome few. The manager probably enjoyed his moment of power. Clearly indicating a lack of concern would likely have ruined it for him.

Chuck