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From: Gene E. Bloch on 17 Jun 2010 13:46 On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:55:51 -0400, Wes Groleau wrote: > On 06-17-2010 08:50, Michelle Steiner wrote: >> And I've never had a gas pump ask for my ZIP code when I've used a VISA or >> Mastercard. > > My experience is that around ten percent do. Add ninety to that for me. Lately (maybe 6 months) I've been asked for my zip every time I charge gas with my (only) credit card, which is a Visa or Mastercard. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch)
From: Wes Groleau on 17 Jun 2010 14:05 On 06-17-2010 12:57, Király wrote: > I wonder what would happen if I visited the USA and used my credit card at > such a gas pump. I usually use cash outside of Canada so I will > probably never find out. Some of them have a sign on the pump saying "If your ZIP [sic] contains letters, go inside to get your card approved." -- Wes Groleau Conservatives are funny … http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/barrett?itemid=1543
From: Wes Groleau on 17 Jun 2010 14:12 On 06-17-2010 13:07, Davoud wrote: > Is the zip code a security measure in that it is matched with info Yes -- I'm 90% sure > encoded on your card, or does it represent the collection of marketing > data? If the former, I guess you have to comply. If the latter, punch > in any zip code. When I'm asked for a zip code at a retailer I give a > zip code other than my own. They're looking for places to locate new > stores. I don't want any stores to be_too_ convenient to my home! Now who's paranoid? I suspect your zip code is a pretty big area. -- Wes Groleau Local Cheerleaders Make Newsweek http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/russell?itemid=1460
From: Johan W. Elzenga on 17 Jun 2010 16:17 Király <me(a)home.spamsucks.ca> wrote: > In comp.sys.mac.apps Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)freeshell.org> wrote: >>> And I've never had a gas pump ask for my ZIP code when I've used a > > > VISA or >>> Mastercard. >> >> My experience is that around ten percent do. > > I wonder what would happen if I visited the USA and used my credit > card at > such a gas pump. I usually use cash outside of Canada so I will > probably never find out. Easy. You have to go into the store and give them your credit card. -- Johan W. Elzenga, Editor/Photographer, www.johanfoto.com
From: Johan W. Elzenga on 17 Jun 2010 16:21
Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote: > Johan W. Elzenga: >> I have when I was in the USA and that's a pain because we use a >> different code system in my country, that is not recognised by the >> gaspump. It means I have to go inside first to get my card accepted. > > It >> differs from state to state, though. > > Is the zip code a security measure in that it is matched with info > encoded on your card, or does it represent the collection of marketing > data? If the former, I guess you have to comply. If the latter, punch > in any zip code. When I'm asked for a zip code at a retailer I give a > zip code other than my own. They're looking for places to locate new > stores. I don't want any stores to be _too_ convenient to my home! The ZIP codes in ny country are four digits plus two letters. I always punch in the four digits plus one letter (as digit). Sometimes that works (in that case I could probably have used any five digits), but most of the time it doesn't. -- Johan W. Elzenga, Editor/Photographer, www.johanfoto.com |