Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 11747764)

Requiring ID to make a purchase that does not require ID (alcohol, cigarettes) is also against card companies contracts.

Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11747828)

not legit.

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11747649)

Friends, Comrades, Boxiens:

It is my distinct honor and pleasure to share with you this moment, my post number 20,000 on FlyerTalk. Thanks to the foresight and generosity of our deal leader, Pandy Reterson, multiple successive 5 year plans have been successfully implemented growing our once small and weak nation into a powerful and mighty one. No longer will other lounges be able to push us around or command the respect they once did. No longer will the traveling public be safe from the threat of General :rolleyes: and the emotipillar army. No longer will a bar cart be safe from me.

This moment in time has been almost nine years in the making. I look forward to the next 20,000 posts coming faster, with more wit and with more alcohol.

Long live the PWP!

-sbm12

Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11747814)

In place of my signature I write "ask for ID" on my card. It's amazing how rarely I'm asking to show my ID. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11747828)

I also know that, by terms of the contract, you have to sign your card and writing 'See ID' or something along those lines is not legit.

Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 11747788)

In other news, Google has successfully taken down half of the internet this morning with their servers having some kind of hiccup.

Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11747814)

^

In place of my signature I write "ask for ID" on my card. It's amazing how rarely I'm asking to show my ID. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by belynch (Post 11747836)

I'm too legit.
Too legit to quit.
Hey, hey!

STOP! :rolleyes: time.

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11747868)

You should write :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11747887)

I got nothing.

sbm12 congrats

In other news, it's looking like it's going to be another :rolleyes: day at EWR. My IAH flight appears to be delayed over two hours according to Flightaware, but co.com says it's on time.

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11747918)

change to the 10 PM flug , could you claim original credit for IRROPS ?

Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 11747851)

Correct. Writing "See ID" is not a valid way to sign the card.

I'm not worried about my card being stolen because I am not on the hook for the costs. Much like the minimum purchase requirements - otherwise they actually do lose money on the small transactions - I understand why the merchants want this, but I also am not a fan at all of being asked to show it. I generally do, though not after having a long and involved conversation with the merchant, slowing things down for them.

Thanks all re 20K. Legend status is now in sight.:D

Originally Posted by rolov (Post 11747918)

change to the 10 PM flug , could you claim original credit for IRROPS ?

Originally Posted by CO 1E (Post 11747928)

Is there any availability on the 10 pm? I know there are still a few aisle and bulkhead seats available.

Originally Posted by Hartmann (Post 11747931)

Claiming that the merchants lose money on small purchases is true, but it is so miniscule that it should not even be noticed. Unless people are coming in and buying $.05 pieces of candy and paying with a credit card, transactions over $1 should at least make a few pennies and probably more.

I worked heavily with credit card companies and merchant services companies and the fees imposed were something like $.10-$.20 / transaction + a small % of the amount charged. Depending on how much business a company did, those amounts got really small.

Originally Posted by fozz (Post 11748000)

Last I checked, it was booked to capacity. I'm headed to the airport at 2pm. The 4:30pm flight to IAH is overbooked so i'm hoping for a bump and then try to get on the 10pm. The front is still only half full on the 10pm, so that may work in my favor. :D