Originally Posted by mountain flyer
I find it funny that what annoys the hell out of one person, seems like the next best thing to another. I personally like to be asked for ID. It tells me that the merchant is trying to reduce fraud.
No, it doesn't. It tells you that the merchant is too stupid to do things the correct way and/or wants to lull you into a false sense of security by doing something utterly pointless. It's very much like the TSA's relentless search for small pointy objects: It makes those who can't be bothered thinking it through happy, while not contributing to solving any problem.