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Giant Foods Cashier Said I Had To Be 30 To Buy Zyrtec!


Reader Amie had an odd encounter with a Giant Food cashier today. As she was checking out the cashier asked if she was 30 because he wasn't supposed to sell Zyrtec to anyone under 30. More »

2:30 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Meg Marco
12,109 views, 64 comments

credit cards

Kohls Violates Visa's Merchant Agreement, Refuses To Accept Credit Card Without ID

Inelegy writes:
This afternoon I visited the Kohl's store in Moline, Illinois. When I was checking out I elected to pay with my Visa card. After sliding my card through the card reader I signed the screen when prompted. My cashier asked to see the card, which I handed over to her. She handed my card back to me and then asked to see my identification, to which I respectfully declined. She said I had to show my ID or I could not leave the store with my purchases...
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10:42 AM on Sun May 4 2008
By Carey
17,349 views, 413 comments

Latest by rikkus256: I support stories like this. Merchants or any retailers think they can do whatever they want (even sometimes violating the law) because CUSTOMERS RARELY COMPLAINT. We got to voice our concerns. more »

rude

IHOP Threatens To Call The Police Because You Refuse To Show ID With Credit Card

Reader Jered says that IHOP refused to accept his credit card without seeing ID and threatened to call the police and report him for dine-and-dashing if he didn't show it to them. Here's his story:
I went to IHOP(INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PANCAKES) on March 30th with my wife to eat. After our meal I went to the counter to pay and presented my Visa as payment. I was asked for photo ID, and kindly declined. I was then told that they were not going to be able to accept my card without photo ID.
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10:59 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Meg Marco
19,968 views, 231 comments

Latest by n/a: Had to chime in. There is no way I'm giving someone my credit card and my ID. That's way too much info. I'm all for the merchants protecting themselves against charge backs. Here's the best way, don't take credit cards. I just received more »

travel

Make Your Own Passport Photos

If you have a computer and a digital camera, there's no reason to ever pay a drugstore $8 for a couple of crummy passport photos and lousy customer service. This blogger discovered that he couldn't even get an in-focus photo from a local CVS: "When we pointed that out, he was like 'Oh really? don't worry all photos printed here look like that and no one ever came back because a photo was not accepted.'" If you're not Photoshop-savvy, just use the free epassportphoto.com website. More »

10:27 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Chris Walters
9,773 views, 55 comments

Latest by nardo218: I was pissed off enough to have to pay $100 for a passport for my asshole brother's wedding in Mexico, but I was livid when the CVS clerk took my pic with an ancient digital camera, played with it in more »

flying with no id

Ask The Consumerists: Can I Fly With No ID?

Reader Dan asks:
I have a friend that moved to NYC a little while ago from Iowa. She hadn't switched to a NYS Photo ID yet, as she isn't sure if this is going to be a permanent move, so she has been using her Iowa State Photo ID (non-Driver's License, which is important as you'll see) around town.
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6:29 PM on Tue Apr 3 2007
By Meg Marco
3,188 views, 35 comments