Comments on: Should You Sign The Back of Your Credit Card?

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:50:56 +0000

I ran with the “Please See Photo ID” strategy for about a year. Surprisingly, many merchants (well over 10%) did actually did ask for the Photo ID. One day I was in a bad mood and sighed when they asked for ID, and the clerk heard my sigh and said “But you asked me to ask for it.”

I finally moved to the signed plus “Please See Photo ID” after the USPS flat out refused the card unless I added my signature to it.

By: delhirestaurateur

delhirestaurateur — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:19:01 +0000

Well put across Connie. You’ve said “Now, I am very sure that there are some good hearted cashiers out there who will doubtless prove me wrong”. My restaurant is one of those places where we are really strict about checking signatures and we’ve had to face some really difficult customers for this. I’ve recently blogged on one such difficult situation.

http://delhirestaurateur.blogspot.com/2008/09/sign-behind-your-credit-card.html

By: Mac Jones

Mac Jones — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:58:39 +0000

I generally don’t sign my cards when I first get them but it isn’t long before a store workers actually checks and I am then forced to sign it there any then. Here in the UK we use chip and pin (not sure what you use in the US) which has helped to reduce credit card fraud.

By: jnagel@mylaptopgps.com

jnagel@mylaptopgps.com — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:31:02 +0000

I’ve often wondered myself if I should sign the back of my credit cards, and also what type of ink. However, I never considered the possibility of ID theft simply because my signature was on the back of a piece of plastic.
I must say, you make an excellent point there!

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By: Jenna

Jenna — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:23:46 +0000

Matt, I have no idea! I am going to research this and get back to you - I’m a pen addict anyway!

By: Matt @ Steadfast Finances

Matt @ Steadfast Finances — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:04:51 +0000

Excellent point - and I’ve got a question. What is the best pen to use when signing a CC? I’ve always used a Sharpie, with that funky ink that is almost impossible to remove unless you use pure ethanol.

I remember an old commercial with a credit card thief erasing a CC’s signature and replacing with his own. So they recommended using permanent ink.

Your thoughts?