[Novalug] Credit -- was Virtual Box or KVM

James Ewing Cottrell 3rd JECottrell3@Comcast.NET
Thu Dec 23 15:18:49 EST 2010


  On 12/23/2010 2:00 PM, Bonnie Dalzell wrote:
> I have noticed a number of supermarket checkouts and places like Panera
> are no longer having you sign for charges under $20. The charge is just
> accepted after the card is swiped. Maybe this is why the small charges,
> not as likely to be challenged.
Right, because this is technically illegal, at least in the sense as 
being prohibited by MC/Visa agreements.

Whenever I mentioned this, the merchants always caved, but the sign does 
deter people from asking to do it.

JIM



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