VISA & MC in Manhattan
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VISA & MC in Manhattan
Is it possible to use mastercard and visa without a pin number? The system is changing in the UK - moving from a signature to a 4 digit pin and I was wondering if it is still ok to sign for purchases made in stores?
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I think the ZIP code is a marketing tool rather than a security measure, so you can refuse, or just make one up. I have notice no trend at all towards increased PIN use in the US, they're used only on debit cards.
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Dan,
Both answers are correct regarding zip codes. Some retailers, particularly self-serve gas stations where there is no interaction between an employee and customer, might be using it for verification. However, equally often it is part of a customer profile that a retailer is trying to build.
Both answers are correct regarding zip codes. Some retailers, particularly self-serve gas stations where there is no interaction between an employee and customer, might be using it for verification. However, equally often it is part of a customer profile that a retailer is trying to build.
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I can see zip codes being used for security reasons, but I also agree that zip code requests at retailers are often used strictly for marketing. I don't live in the US, so when I shop there I use various zip codes of friends and family in different states and have never had a problem.
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Most retailers who ask for my zip are asking whether I use cash or credit. Linens 'N' Things does it every time I shop there.
If a credit card machine is asking for it, it's for address verification!
If a credit card machine is asking for it, it's for address verification!
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Being asked for a zipcode when paying at the pump when getting gas is a new one to me. I've frequently used both Amex and Visa and have never been asked for this info.
The zipcode request at stores is strictly a marketing thing.
The zipcode request at stores is strictly a marketing thing.
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Well we have to put our zip code in when we buy gas using a Visa card. Maybe it depends on the station one uses. No zip code, the charge cannot be made.
And some retailers ask for zip for strickly marketing reasons.
And some retailers ask for zip for strickly marketing reasons.
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Interesting how a thread that started with a tourist to Manhattan - the least likely place in the country where a tourist would actually need to buy gas - into a thread that's 90% about using a credit card to buy gas.
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I mean, if they're using it to see where their customer base is, and perhoaps open stores closer to where people live. They did that with Home Depot, which has just opened several locations in Manhattan, because they were getting so many zip codes from there.