Originally Posted by
GeneralKrull
So true - here in OC, I get carded for amounts less than $500. Needless to say, I get shot down every time.
Just to clarify - do they ID you and also check the Gebits? Or just enter the ID in the system? Curious which spots in Socal are truly dead for MS nowadays...
Also - a technique that I do is I don't take my card out to pay until I see there will be no questions asked. If there are questions asked, I take out my actual card, attempt the transaction, and then type in the wrong PIN number, saying "Oh I need to call my bank etc." I prefer doing it this way because sometimes it's just one clerk that is refusing, when that store actually could be a good dumping spot on another day. Just don't want them to even know I attempted to use a GC and brush it off as a bank denied error.