I just tried to use my check card to purchase a $0.44 stamp at the UMN post office. To prevent ID theft, I write "See ID" in place of my signature on the back; that way, if someone steals it, they can't just practice signing my name.
Well, the young lady at the postal counter told me that they don't accept cards unless the signature is there. My signature is on my ID, so that's okay, right? Nope.
"We require you to sign the card, too. Even if it says 'See ID'."
That is one of the stupidest things I've ever heard. I even asked her if that didn't just defeat the purpose of writing "See ID." She was adamant that it had to be there. I told her I wasn't going to sign it, and she replied, "So do you still want to buy the stamp?"
Well obviously not, if you're going to make me compromise my security over 44 cents. Ridiculous.
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It's frustrating enough that it exists in the first place, but what really bothers me is that there are people stupid enough to think that this helps anyone but identity thieves.
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