Well, my first response to having to get my ID out is annoyance, so I always
make it a point to thank the cashier for protecting me.

Tina


"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
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As someone who has been in retail for 15 years, I wholeheartedly agree
with
this post. I can't tell you how many times I have actually been told off
because I asked for ID. Make it easier on the clerk - they are human too.
I
know there are some idiots out there working retail, but most are like you
and me - trying their best.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

What she wants proven is thatit's not an unauthorized person using her
credit cars, or cheques.

Tina

So hand them your ID. Seriously. I've worked in retail 14 years and
although I'm a stone ball bitch with a honey-sweet smile, many of my
coworkers have gotten so weary of the games people play with their ID
(some people really do make it an ordeal) that a lot of them are AFRAID
to ask.

Set a good precedent and get it out in advance, instead of being like
everyone else who either acts like they're "testing" the clerk by making
them ask, or acts put-upon when we do.

I *always* ask. Nicely. And more than half the people I ask behave as if
I've insulted them. The few people who get their ID out and have it
ready, I thank profusely.

I wouldn't rely too heavily on your ID cards, because if someone has
your credit card, they probably have your ID too. It's not a far stretch
from there to get one of their skanky little friends to pose as you, if
they can rustle one up that roughly fits your picture. How many times
have you known someone who didn't look much like their driver's license
picture? I see people ten, twenty times a day who don't closely resemble
their photo ID. Do you know what I check to determine whether it's them?

*The signature on their ID card.* If it matches the receipt they just
signed, I relax. Signatures are HARD to forge IN PERSON, and are STILL
the best way to protect your cards from fraud.

--
-Kalera
Mom of Juliet, 5, Sam, 3, and Ophelia, born 5/31/03
Wife of the incomparable Moxley of www.spaceplex.com
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