Same here, nobody checksMy wife and I write see ID on the backs of all our cards where the signature is supposed to go and I'd say maybe 1 out of 8 people ever bother to ask for ID.
If that's true why do I, one of the most stereotypical white guys ever, get asked to almost all the time?
But I already know it's my credit card ...To each their own but I like when someone checks to make sure my credit card isn't being used by someone else
If you haven't stole anything then there's nothing to worry about.
My wife and I write see ID on the backs of all our cards where the signature is supposed to go and I'd say maybe 1 out of 8 people ever bother to ask for ID.
In Nigeria it's everywhere there's always someone that to check receipt at the door and I imagine it's a deterrent, I don't think it happens anywhere else I've been
It really takes like 3 seconds and I'm gone and it's a small deterrent and it's not a big deal
It happens in Lagos, Abuja and kanoDamn, all around Nigeria or in certain parts like north and south?
When I worked at a grocery store we would check ID on credit card purchases that included gift cards. There was a big problem with people using skimmed cards to buy itunes gift cards/visa gift cards/etc... so we checked ID on all credit card purchases that included those. Just groceries we didn't check unless it was like over a certain dollar amount (over $300 or so).This only happened to me at Best Buy on Black Friday. The checker was little rude, but it was whatever. Outside of that, I walk out holding my receipt in hand and my items in bag, haven't been stopped.
What I do have a problem with is asking to get IDed when I buy my groceries. And not "I need to make sure you're 21", but "let me make sure that credit card was yours".
Now go ask a black person how much time it takes for their stuff to get checked compared to your stuff. "But some people aren't racist and treat everyone the same." Yeah, then you have the pieces of shit that don't.If that's true why do I, one of the most stereotypical white guys ever, get asked to almost all the time?
It might be a thing in some places in the US (hell in some places they have police on the premises at all times) but where I live they only check if you have large electronics, alcohol, or sometimes items in the bottom rack of your cart. Basically items we know get stolen a lot at our store or behaviour that we know thieves often employ. Or if the door sensors go off, but even then we'll sometimes tell the customer not to worry about it.If my receipt got checked every single time I left, that'd be a bit annoying. Is that just an American thing? I'm from the UK.
To the people who are saying that they just go "no thanks" and keep on walking- where is your public courtesy? These are policies that companies put into place for their employees to follow. They dont have any personal vendetta against you; it's just what they have to do. You acting like an asshole to them personally doesn't make them feel any better about it, and I say personal because that is a direct reaction you have to them, that you choose to display whether you say anything or not.
I say this as somebody with social anxiety.
I get where you're coming from, but I don't think "no thanks" is always gonna be rude. I see employees be rude about it more often than customers.To the people who are saying that they just go "no thanks" and keep on walking- where is your public courtesy? These are policies that companies put into place for their employees to follow. They dont have any personal vendetta against you; it's just what they have to do. You acting like an asshole to them personally doesn't make them feel any better about it, and I say personal because that is a direct reaction you have to them, that you choose to display whether you say anything or not.
I say this as somebody with social anxiety.
Furthermore, it really is necessary, at least where I work. I've seen so many things stolen from my workplace because the people that are supposed to be asking for the receipts decide not to, and that makes fulfilling orders difficult on our part when our system is showing 3 when they arent actually any in the store.
My wife and I write see ID on the backs of all our cards where the signature is supposed to go and I'd say maybe 1 out of 8 people ever bother to ask for ID.
This is what I've learned to do when hauling a big ticket item with me such as a TV, game console, or computer, etcThis only happened to me at Best Buy on Black Friday. The checker was little rude, but it was whatever. Outside of that, I walk out holding my receipt in hand and my items in bag, haven't been stopped.
What a weird way of perceiving a polite "no thank you" when they were the one who asked to search property that isn't theirs.
The store, on the other hand, has a right to know if they're about to take a hit on something.
But, make no mistake, this has an effect on the individual employees in the store.