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Old Jun 29, 2014, 1:55 am
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Originally Posted by sdsearch
You only need the zip code at the pump. You don't need the zip code if paying by credit card with the human attendant inside. (With the attendant, you tend to provide other verification, such as showing picture ID. Zip code is used at the pump because the pump cannot check picture ID! )
I have purchased in store where I've been asked for my ZIP code. (Old Navy, American Eagle, Corelle, etc.) Don't know what they would've said had I told them, "I don't have a ZIP code." Maybe it was for statistical purposes only
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