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On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 23:19:43 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
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On Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:15:40 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 06:43:22 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
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KMart requires zip code PLUS PIN number.....
Easy solution shop ANYWHERE ELSE!!!!!!
I suspect we'll see more of it. Credit card fraud is rampant. Simple
things like the zip code cuts down the mis-use quite a bit.
And it makes it IMPOSSIBLE to buy (a full tank of) gas at many gas
stations in the USA with a Canadian Credit Card. I had to explain
several times to each of numerous cashiers at gas stations across the
north central US this summer that I was going to fill the car, and ,
no, I did not know how much it was going to cost, but I'd leave the
credit card with them until the tank was filled so there was no danger
of me running off without paying..
So, was it really "impossible" to buy a full tank of gas or were you
eventually able to after offering your explanation?
I had to leave one because they insisted I prepay a fixed amount. I
had enough fuel to move on so I did. At the second, I had the same
problem, so I just said if they were afraid I'd run without paying,
I'd leave all 3 of my credit cards and my driver's licence - and they
relented and said one credit card would do. From then on, the next 2
fillups, I just said I'd done it at other stations and they accepted.
I found this at
http://www.i75online.com/CreditCardWorkaround.html
"3. A Canadian Zip Code - A number of readers have contacted me to suggest
entering "00000," "11111," "12345" or "99999" (depending upon gas brand).
Other suggestions have included punching in the 3 digits from your postal
code followed by two zeros (e.g., L5G 4N9 would be entered as "54900"). All
claim that these work at their southern destinations.
When tested, we have found these to be regional or brand specific. There is
no continuity in this solution and when you drive into a station away from
your home base, you really do not know whether you are going to be able to
actuate the pump or not with your card."