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Trafficsigntruther t1_j266m8o wrote

Reply to comment by watwatinjoemamasbutt in A Mind-Bending Post Office Saga by ima_mandolin

> I understand

No you don’t. A credit card isn’t valid unless signed. The postal employee was following the terms of their merchant agreement.

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watwatinjoemamasbutt t1_j26blm0 wrote

Actually the rule is that the merchant can ask me to sign the card and ask for valid id which I showed her. So anyways…

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ScienceWasLove t1_j26fhiy wrote

Did you finally sign it?

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watwatinjoemamasbutt t1_j26j1e0 wrote

No! I’m doubling down on this! Lol jk yes it’s signed now. Honestly I don’t even remember why I was using my debit card bc I have credit cards and they are signed. Maybe she wouldn’t accept my credit card after seeing the unsigned debit card lol

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Trafficsigntruther t1_j26gp4j wrote

> Actually the rule is that the merchant can ask me to sign the card and ask for valid id which I showed her

You sure about that?

> Not at the post office.

> “It is a policy that it must be signed when presented at retail counters,” said Lisa Gamboa, consumer affairs manager for the U.S. Postal Service’s Colorado and Wyoming district. “It’s a security thing to prevent any potential fraudulent use and the card companies have it in our agreements with them.

https://www.denverpost.com/2007/09/02/see-id-dont-do-it

You should tell the post office what’s in their agreement. I know a Karen and it is you.

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