I hate to break it to you, oh impotent one, but you're not the big bad anymore, you're not even the kind of naughty.

Xander ,'Showtime'


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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Amy - Mar 25, 2008 11:28:32 am PDT #7183 of 10001
Because books.

::rolls eyes forever::

What really kills me is that parents hand their kids these cards. But who's going to be ranting if Susie's shifty friend lifts it from her purse and uses it?

I've had two nasty encounters with wives who are APPALLED I won't let them use their husband's card. "I can call him on the phone right now!"

And I'm like, "How the hell do I know who you're calling?" It's so ridiculous in this day and age. GET YOUR OWN CARD.


sarameg - Mar 25, 2008 11:32:43 am PDT #7184 of 10001

I keep having banana malfunctions.


Maria - Mar 25, 2008 11:35:35 am PDT #7185 of 10001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift

sara, I'm not sure I want to know....

I did this more than once when I worked at my friends' store. Oop!

It's like the awareness test! We're so focused on the signature we miss the moonwalking bear.


sarameg - Mar 25, 2008 11:37:08 am PDT #7186 of 10001

Fuckers won't peel right.

I am so looking forward to going home and ... mopping my kitchen for a second time today. And moving the fridge to mop under there. And possibly mop the cabinets.

Sigh.


§ ita § - Mar 25, 2008 11:40:23 am PDT #7187 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Bed Bath and Beyond's purchasing workflow is filled with "Show card to cashier" prompts. They're not looking.

I do know I can grab a card and run to the Starbucks near krav and get pretty much anything I want and they won't look at the card. No signature required. I'm sure (or at least am hoping) that it's just that my dollar value has been low, and that's why they haven't asked for anything beyond swiping it.


tommyrot - Mar 25, 2008 11:41:52 am PDT #7188 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

it's just that my dollar value has been low, and that's why they haven't asked for anything beyond swiping it.

Yeah, there's a certain cutoff, below which they don't need to have you sign. I think around $8, but I'm not sure.


Dana - Mar 25, 2008 11:43:00 am PDT #7189 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

At Walgreen's, they don't make you sign if it's under $20, at least. Maybe $25.


javachik - Mar 25, 2008 11:44:07 am PDT #7190 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.

I think with Starbucks (and some other place I visited recently), they don't need you to sign for anything under $20 or $25.


Scrappy - Mar 25, 2008 11:46:42 am PDT #7191 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I was lazy about changing the name on my credit card after I got married, and for about 9 months, my CC did not match my driver's license. Cashiers regularly asked to see my license and compared the two, but no one ever mentioned that the names were totally different. My signature is pretty much the same illegible scrawl, so I guess that's all they were looking at.


lisah - Mar 25, 2008 11:47:24 am PDT #7192 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

At Whole Foods you don't have to sign if it's under $50.