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May I See Your ID
Posted Saturday, September 1, 2007, at 9:07 AM<< Previous | Read comments | Respond | Email link | Next >>
Recently at work I was asked to run a cash register. I don't normally operate a cash register (my customer service skills have always been a problem), but customer traffic increases due to the Celebration dictate. Everything was going fine until about 1 p.m. when I said something totally offensive, "May I see your ID." I was blown away when the man refused and said that he considers that an insult. Well excuse me I thought without saying a word. He then said, "You can take that check or I can put all this back." Now here is where you gotta ask yourself, "Do ya feel lucky punk? Well do ya?" The younger me may have ripped that check into a hundred pieces and threw it back in his face. But I am much cooler than that now days. I simply stood up out of my chair (basically to let him know that I was a bigger man than him physically, mentally, and spiritually) took his check and said, "no reason to be impolite sir". I gotta admit though I was almost sucked in by his prideful temper tantrum. The funniest part is that one day someone may steal this man's check book and if that day comes I hope the person posing as him writing that check gets asked for ID and he says, "I consider that an insult". ; )
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So you didn't get an ID? Sounds to me he had issues..maybe it wasn't his checks? Most people are ok with showing ID for checks, it's been done everywhere for so long it's second nature and they know it is being done to protect them as much as the store.
I guess it wouldn't do for me to have a job like that because I would have politely told him "Ok go ahead and put it all back"
So was the arrogant one a local or one of our Celebration visitors?
More than likely an every day Shelbyvillian....
I hate when people get so upset over a simple identification process.
And I am glad you killed em with kindness.
I am more inclined to get upset when I'm not asked for my identification.. I will always ask the cashier how do you know if the check/card belongs to me or if it's stolen?? I usually get a dumbfounded look.
Cashiers also very seldom look closely when they do ask. I have let both my daughters borrow my card/checkbook at one time or another and only once did the cashier not allow it to be used and that was with my daughter who shares both my first and last (but not middle) name. My daughter even offered to let the cashier call me as I was in a different store in the mall but the cashier said she couldn't sell her the merchandise until I came in and showed my identification. I was a bit inconvenienced but very comforted knowing someone somewhere was helping to protect my account & information even if the card was being used with my permission.
Personally I find it disturbing that our state lawmakers find it necessary for cashiers to id 80 year old people when buying alcohol, but they care less about determining whether or not a person passing a check or using a credit card is the rightful owner.
And the person that I "offended" was from Bedford County.
I wonder how your employer will feel if this person's check bounces after you let him slide? Or worse still, you find that the person bluffed their way into paying with someone elses check with their diversion? I agree with your statement regarding alcohol purchases. I am 37 and get id'd every place I go, but I can use my debit card for other purchases without anyone checking at any business in town. I am with Dianatn. Let em put it back......