Originally Posted by
Mamibear
I have a recent experience with one cashier at MC who I've dealt with before and I'm sure she knows how to do split tender. It's been months since I saw her and I was buying $1K MO plus 70 cents cash. Soon as I said $500 on my first debit, she asked to see card so I showed her GCMVGC and she said "this won't work without a PIN". I said I have a PIN so she proceeded to swipe it on her end. Before I input PIN I told her $500 and she said I know (but did not key in amount so total to be taken from that card is $1000). Needless to say paper printed with error 51 Debit not available

I knew what was going on, kept my cool and just canceled without telling her I knew she was doing it wrong on purpose. From hereon, I will avoid this cashier knowing she will mess up transactions...because she wants to.
they have numerous ways to KO the transaction and I prefer they do it then start in with their nonsense excuses why what we are doing is Illegal etc etc. Also its protection for them in that they dont get into any altercations with anyone by simply having it be Declined for whatever reason.
I just leave and hit the next Wally and get what I need