Credit Card Authorizations - Hilarious

[Halon451]

This is funny as hell - and probably true in most cases. This guy performed a clever little experiment to test various retailers' attention to credit card authorization receipts.

Be sure to follow the link to each subsequent page at the bottom, it goes for about 4 or 5 pages.

Enoy!

http://www.zug.com/pranks/credit_card/

 

[Rickster71]

To think I've worried about my sloppy hand writing all these years.

 

[majorloser]

I had to laugh when he used the tip line to subtract from the tab then signed it,

"Service Sucked".

 

[jamie2112]

I had to laugh when he used the tip line to subtract from the tab then signed it,

"Service Sucked".

That is pretty freakin funny.....I wish I could of done that last week......

 

[darien87]

That is pretty freakin funny.....I wish I could of done that last week......

Too bad it didn't work. They still charged him for the original amount. But at least he didn't have to pay for the tip.

 

[Halon451]

This is the one that killed me - this took some attention to detail, and going to the trouble of indicating just where the 'Rectum' is located on the drawing. Priceless.

 

[10010011]

This does not surprise me one bit.

I have my cards marked "See ID" in the signature line.

Maybe one out of 50 cashiers will ask to see my ID.

 

[j_garcia]

I used to have SEE ID on mine too, and finally one cashier actually said "You can't write that on your card, it has to be an actual signature." I get my ID checked about one in ever 10 transactions, though usually at places like fast food or Quick-e-mart places, they don't.

I know when my card info got stolen before, the person actually signed a different name and all of the places let it go through (or they were working with this person since they didn't have the real card). I just happened to catch it because I had called my card about something else.

 

[Halon451]

I used to have SEE ID on mine too, and finally one cashier actually said "You can't write that on your card, it has to be an actual signature."

So the question is, after all that, did the cashier actually check your ID?

 

[yettitheman]

The Best Buy page of that was pretty funny. LOL.

 

[Tarub]

The B_tthole * was funny.

And speaking of credit cards.

Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die.


Credit Cards after Death
(This is what is called tenacity.)

This is so priceless, and so so easy to see happening, customer service
being what it is today.

A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and
March for their annual service charges on her credit card and added
late
fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00,
now
somewhere around $60.00.

A family member placed a call to Citibank. Here is the exchange:

Family Member: "I am calling to tell you she died in January."

Citibank: "The account was never closed and the late fees and charges
still apply."

Family Member: "Maybe, you should turn it over to collections."

Citibank: "Since it is two months past due, it already has been."

Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?"

Citibank: "Either report her account to frauds division or report her
to the credit bureau, maybe both!"

Family Member: "Do you think God will be mad at her?"

(I really liked this part!!!!)
Citibank: "Excuse me?"

Family Member: "Did you just get what I was telling you - the part
about her being dead?"

Citibank: "Sir, you'll have to speak to my supervisor." (Duh!)
Supervisor gets on the phone:

Family Member: "I'm calling to tell you, she died in January."

Citibank: "The account was never closed and late fees and charges still
apply."
(This must be a phrase taught by the bank!)

Family Member: "You mean you want to collect from her estate?"

Citibank: (Stammer) "Are you her lawyer?"

Family Member: "No, I'm her great nephew." (Lawyer info given)

Citibank: "Could you fax us a certificate of death?"

Family Member: "Sure." (Fax number is given)

After they get the fax:

Citibank: "Our system just isn't setup for death. I
don't know what more I can do to help."

Family Member: "Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could
just keep billing her. I don't think she will care."

Citibank: "Well, the late fees and charges do still apply."

(What is wrong with these people?!?)
Family Member: "Would you like her new billing address?"

Citibank: "That might help."

Family Member: " Odessa Memorial Cemetery ,
Highway 129, Plot Number 69." ;

Citibank: "Sir, that's a cemetery!"

Family Member: "What do you do with dead people on your planet?
PRICELESS!!

 

[MDS]

It's the same deal with checks. Processing is so automated that it really doesn't matter what you sign on the check or if you even sign it at all.

What's really funny is that convenience store clerks will card you for purchasing beer. I'm 42 and the other day the clerk actually asked me for ID. It's flattering I suppose that I may look young, but I damn sure don't look like I'm under 21. But with a credit card, there are no rules - most clerks will swipe the card and hand it right back to you. Every once in awhile I'm in a mood and I'll say aren't you going to check my ID?

 

[CaliHwyPatrol]

Circuit City employees don't work on commission.

 

[Halon451]

Circuit City employees don't work on commission.

I thought this was the case when I read it, but shrugged.

 

[jonnythan]

This does not surprise me one bit.

I have my cards marked "See ID" in the signature line.

Maybe one out of 50 cashiers will ask to see my ID.

When I worked at EMS, I would hand the card back and inform the customer that we are obligated to reject those cards.

 

[jonnythan]

Circuit City employees don't work on commission.

Neither do Best Buy employees.

I imagine there was quite a bit of embellishment on the author's part

 

[Adam]

Circuit City employees don't work on commission.

When was the article written? They used to work on commission.

 

[niget2002]

With most places having the user swip their CC themselves, I don't really think having your name on the card even matters anymore.

Think about it... all someone needs is your zip code... with that information, they can buy gas, food, anything from walmart and/or target. None of these places even require you to hand the card to the cashier anymore.

I'm still waiting for a restaurant to come out where you sit at the table, place your own order on a little touch screen at the table, the "waiter" brings your food out, you swipe the card at the table, then you leave... chances are there will be an automatic 15% gratuity too... because we all know how hard it is to carry food to a table.

Sorry about that... kinda went off on a tangent there :-/

 

[mudrummer99]

Circuit City employees don't work on commission.

The article was written in 2004, at that point in time, CC employees did work on commission. BB hasn't paid its employees on a commission basis since 1993.

Mike

 

[Audioholics]

Almost every retailer I know in my town checks my signature. All my credit cards have "Ask for ID" on the back. Restaurants, however, do not. On the automated ones (like at Home Depot) I have recently started signing with a big squiggle... It just doesn't seem to matter, so I don't try to actually sign it anymore.