-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In list.cypherpunks, svmcguir@syr.edu writes:
roy@scytale.com said
[re: my debit card]
I have one of those, too. A couple of months ago, Thrifty car rental refused to accept it to rent a car. (the agent was pretty snotty about it, too) Beginning of a trend?
Did he recognize that it wasn't a "real" card himself? I find that many cashiers don't know what it is. If you just say its a Visa (or MC etc.) they'll use it. It works just like a real card when they swipe it.
She recognized it, alright. Of course, it says "NORWEST Instant Cash and Check" in brilliant yellow letters. The exchange was like this: Me: offers debit card Her: "That's a check cashing card." Me: "No, it is _not_ a 'check cashing card'." Her: "Well, it's a debit card. We don't accept those." No sign, no warning. If I hadn't been on a tight business schedule, I'd have walked out. - -- Roy M. Silvernail [ ] roy@scytale.com DNRC Minister Plenipotentiary of All Things Confusing, Software Division PGP Public Key fingerprint = 31 86 EC B9 DB 76 A7 54 13 0B 6A 6B CC 09 18 B6 Key available from pubkey@scytale.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMl45ZRvikii9febJAQH4cAP/X7sjlk2W4ys9VKxwDfb70cQRSoWp0NYX JWz8b1Od625DN4sVQI6t8eHRPfns696Ac/MeYWT0YvAHAXeK6VoLr+/S7xCGBeAp G8RjU0VJGzLtHYVgXme+ouM+ksMWj76fwCsy6KyQT5sKtnlCWY81wqnjcS+RxWMa bFOhNTLRm4o= =venZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----