Originally Posted by
Points Scrounger
I had a $300 purchase yesterday, where the clerk seemed not to care about the signature much at all, yet I understand even the smallest chip + sig transactions in Europe are cause to all but hire a handwriting expert?
Not always. When I checked out of my hotel this morning and paid the 375Euro bill with my Chip & Sig card they didn't even ask me to sign the slip. It's happened several times actually, it's like people just assume that Chip = Pin and you don't have to sign.