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FTC Issues Fines For Sassy Retail Employees Who Cut Declined Credit Cards In Half (www.theonion.com)

submitted 1 year ago by seahorse@midwest.social to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Does this happen in real life?

[–] seahorse@midwest.social 8 points 1 year ago

I've seen it in movies.

[–] TQuid@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

snort

I never personally encountered the CUT CARD message while I worked retail, but my understanding was there was actually a bounty given when you did this. That is a level above just "declined", of course. Don't know what the situation is these days.

[–] Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like a US thing

[–] eskimofry@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like a dumbass thing. Who the hell cuts a credit card in half that may or may not have failed due to network errors of the card reader?

[–] derocker@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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