> When shopping and handing over my credit card and signing the charge slip,
> I
> often ask the clerk, "Did you check the signatures, to see if they match?"
> I'm always greeted with the same puzzled look. Scary. Try it sometime.

Once I was buying something and I hadn't signed my card. The cashier
pointed that out and insisted I sign it. (sigh) She then checked my
signature
against the charge slip and yup, the signatures matched. I wanted to pluck
her in the head, maybe jump start her brain cells. (laugh)

One time, I was in a yarn shop, I was paying for my stuff, the cashier
whipped out that booklet they have, card numbers that are invalid for
whatever reason ... she went pale. Started looking around for her
cohorts in the store for backup, I guess. Finally she spit it out ...
the number's not in here! Hell, it better not be!!! I guess she was
out the day they explained the concept behind the booklet.

nancy