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Why Writing "See ID" or "CID" Is Bad

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The United States Postal Service will not accept a card that says "See ID" or "CID" or has a blank signature strip unless you present a photo ID and sign it in front of them. They seem to be one of the few merchants who properly follow the Visa/MC policy for a card that does not have a valid signature.

 

A story about that is here: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/comments/creditcard.html

 

My local post office has a little sign that says credit cards that are not validly signed can't be accepted, and that unless the customer signs the card they will not be able to use it.

 

If only all merchants were as good as the USPS. (By the way, the USPS does not add surcharges or have minimums/maximums either. If you wanted to buy a single 39 cent stamp on a credit card they would have no problem with it -- heck if you wanted to buy a single 2 cent stamp they won't have a problem.)


GEORGE

GEORGE

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MORE....

 

WHY WOULD THE CREDIT CARD COMPANIES PRINT "VOID IF NOT SIGNED" IF THEY DIDN'T INTEND ON YOU SIGNING YOUR NAME???

 

Do you really think they just did it to waste INK???

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GEORGE

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I'm waiting till some day somebody is on the 6:00 NEWS charged with some

crime and their name is--->CID or SEE ID or SEE LICENSE

 

THEY THEY WERE SO INTO THE BAHHHH SHEEP LIFE that they had their name LEGALLY changed...

GEORGE

GEORGE

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If my name was "Chris Igor Dotson" and I signed my card "CID" ... I wonder how legitimate that would be...

DOES IT SAY ONLY USE INITIALS???

 

Or does it say SIGN YOUR NAME???

Uncle Leo

Uncle Leo

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If my name was "Chris Igor Dotson" and I signed my card "CID" ... I wonder how legitimate that would be...

 

If that were your standard legal signature, it would be fine.

 

Side note: We just had a little love-fest going here, didn't we? :grin:

 

PS #2: Most every post office I've ever been in also has the same sign.

 

Addendum #3: Even IF credit card fees were substantial enough to cause a business to go under (not saying they are, just making a point), the post office would be a bad example. They're backed up by your tax dollars and they know they're never going out of business no matter what happens... ever. That's why they could care less if you only buy a 2 cent stamp.

xyzzy

xyzzy

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They're backed up by your tax dollars and they know they're never going out of business no matter what happens... ever.

This is true, but the post office actually makes a net profit for the government. If that were to fail to be the case at some point, you can be sure there would be some political repercussions.

GEORGE

GEORGE

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I bought a sheet of $0.02 stamps when I did a CERTIFIED R/R

 

I wouldn't ever do a $0.02 purchase on purpose

 

(I DID AT A GAS STATION...TANK RAN OUT OF GAS AT $0.07)

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Uncle Leo

Uncle Leo

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I bought a sheet of $0.02 stamps when I did a CERTIFIED R/R

 

I wouldn't ever do a $0.02 purchase on purpose

 

(I DID AT A GAS STATION...TANK RAN OUT OF GAS AT $0.07)

 

Their tank? That's kinda funny, actually.

Uncle Leo

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They're backed up by your tax dollars and they know they're never going out of business no matter what happens... ever.

This is true, but the post office actually makes a net profit for the government. If that were to fail to be the case at some point, you can be sure there would be some political repercussions.

 

Right. Technically, they are set up to be self-sufficient, and they are expected to be self-sufficient, and they tout that whenever they get the chance, but you know they should they ever lose money that something would be done to either tide them over or outright bail them out. Government institutions have a very poor history of closing their doors.

BBQ123

BBQ123

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If my name was "Chris Igor Dotson" and I signed my card "CID" ... I wonder how legitimate that would be...

 

If that were your standard legal signature, it would be fine.

 

Side note: We just had a little love-fest going here, didn't we? :wave:

 

PS #2: Most every post office I've ever been in also has the same sign.

 

Addendum #3: Even IF credit card fees were substantial enough to cause a business to go under (not saying they are, just making a point), the post office would be a bad example. They're backed up by your tax dollars and they know they're never going out of business no matter what happens... ever. That's why they could care less if you only buy a 2 cent stamp.

 

The USPS is not entirely a government organization. They were kind of privatized a while back. USPS could go out of business if enough people stopped using them and went to the competition (DHL, FedEx, UPS).

BBQ123

BBQ123

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I bought a sheet of $0.02 stamps when I did a CERTIFIED R/R

 

I wouldn't ever do a $0.02 purchase on purpose

 

(I DID AT A GAS STATION...TANK RAN OUT OF GAS AT $0.07)

 

Myself I have never done a 2 cent purchase either. When I did need to get small-value stamps (when 1 oz first-class went from 37 to 39 cents) I went to the post office and just paid exact change in coinage (like 40 cents).

GEORGE

GEORGE

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If my name was "Chris Igor Dotson" and I signed my card "CID" ... I wonder how legitimate that would be...

 

If that were your standard legal signature, it would be fine.

 

Side note: We just had a little love-fest going here, didn't we? :wave:

 

PS #2: Most every post office I've ever been in also has the same sign.

 

Addendum #3: Even IF credit card fees were substantial enough to cause a business to go under (not saying they are, just making a point), the post office would be a bad example. They're backed up by your tax dollars and they know they're never going out of business no matter what happens... ever. That's why they could care less if you only buy a 2 cent stamp.

 

The USPS is not entirely a government organization. They were kind of privatized a while back. USPS could go out of business if enough people stopped using them and went to the competition (DHL, FedEx, UPS).

I spend way less money on POSTAGE then I did like 10 years ago

 

I PAY ON-LINE

 

WAY LESS CHECKS TOO

 

I pay like $100 or $200 to small utilities and let it ride...

BBQ123

BBQ123

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If my name was "Chris Igor Dotson" and I signed my card "CID" ... I wonder how legitimate that would be...

 

If that were your standard legal signature, it would be fine.

 

Side note: We just had a little love-fest going here, didn't we? :wave:

 

PS #2: Most every post office I've ever been in also has the same sign.

 

Addendum #3: Even IF credit card fees were substantial enough to cause a business to go under (not saying they are, just making a point), the post office would be a bad example. They're backed up by your tax dollars and they know they're never going out of business no matter what happens... ever. That's why they could care less if you only buy a 2 cent stamp.

 

The USPS is not entirely a government organization. They were kind of privatized a while back. USPS could go out of business if enough people stopped using them and went to the competition (DHL, FedEx, UPS).

I spend way less money on POSTAGE then I did like 10 years ago

 

I PAY ON-LINE

 

WAY LESS CHECKS TOO

 

I pay like $100 or $200 to small utilities and let it ride...

 

I bought a set of 20 37-cent stamps last year... still haven't finished with them.

 

Still on my first book of checks... after over 2 years.

GEORGE

GEORGE

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If my name was "Chris Igor Dotson" and I signed my card "CID" ... I wonder how legitimate that would be...

 

If that were your standard legal signature, it would be fine.

 

Side note: We just had a little love-fest going here, didn't we? :angel:

 

PS #2: Most every post office I've ever been in also has the same sign.

 

Addendum #3: Even IF credit card fees were substantial enough to cause a business to go under (not saying they are, just making a point), the post office would be a bad example. They're backed up by your tax dollars and they know they're never going out of business no matter what happens... ever. That's why they could care less if you only buy a 2 cent stamp.

 

The USPS is not entirely a government organization. They were kind of privatized a while back. USPS could go out of business if enough people stopped using them and went to the competition (DHL, FedEx, UPS).

I spend way less money on POSTAGE then I did like 10 years ago

 

I PAY ON-LINE

 

WAY LESS CHECKS TOO

 

I pay like $100 or $200 to small utilities and let it ride...

 

I bought a set of 20 37-cent stamps last year... still haven't finished with them.

 

Still on my first book of checks... after over 2 years.

I'm on BOX #3 of 4 (800 CHECKS)

 

I bought them in the late 1990's

 

or

 

Very early 2000's

Uncle Leo

Uncle Leo

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The USPS is not entirely a government organization.

 

On paper.

 

They were kind of privatized a while back. USPS could go out of business if enough people stopped using them and went to the competition (DHL, FedEx, UPS).

 

You don't really believe that, do you?

BBQ123

BBQ123

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They were kind of privatized a while back. USPS could go out of business if enough people stopped using them and went to the competition (DHL, FedEx, UPS).

 

You don't really believe that, do you?

 

Yes I do believe that.

 

The USPS is not the only way to send mail or a package (unless you are sending it to a P.O. Box).

 

If someone wanted to, they could send all their stuff FedEx, DHL, or UPS.

Uncle Leo

Uncle Leo

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They were kind of privatized a while back. USPS could go out of business if enough people stopped using them and went to the competition (DHL, FedEx, UPS).

 

You don't really believe that, do you?

Yes I do believe that.

 

Name the last U.S. government entity that was completely shut down and ceased to exist?

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