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movieboy wrote:

mattorama12 wrote:I've given my credit card to my then-girlfriend, now fiance, to go shopping for me. She had no issue with the store clerks, but I did receive a fraud alert since my credit card company apparently knew that I was more of a Target shopper than a Nordstrom shopper.

Did she forge your signature?

Probably? Or maybe it wasn't required. Not really sure. I was actually surprised it worked to be honest.

CosmicMonkey wrote:But then I'm reminded of the scene in Pretty Woman where Richard Gere gives Julia Roberts his credit card and she goes on a shopping spree with it, so presumably this was something that was possible before PIN cards became a thing.

I just watched that movie for the first time (from start to finish) with said fiance and we joked about that part.

I just got my own first credit card a few months ago, and I've only ever used it for online purchases, so I still don't really understand how it works, BUT as far I as understand it, credit cards that require you to enter a PIN code, do not require signatures. and PIN cards have been around (in Canada) for at least 10-15 years. So if you give your card to someone and tell them the PIN code, then they can buy stuff with your card. Of course, nowadays, instead of PINs people can choose just have to the tap and go cards, which I guess anybody can use.

But then I'm reminded of the scene in Pretty Woman where Richard Gere gives Julia Roberts his credit card and she goes on a shopping spree with it, so presumably this was something that was possible before PIN cards became a thing.

Credit cards? How do they work?
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How come in old movies tellers at stores are always seen calling up the credit card company on the phone? Is that what you had to do every single time? That must've been a pain in the ass.