On Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:29:59 -0400, Bob Muncie wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:20:06 GMT, notbob wrote:
>>
>>> On 2009-09-23, cshenk > wrote:
>>>
>>>> 1)- I do not have a debit card. The bank I use wants to attach it to my
>>>> checking account and the consumer protection for debit cards is
>>>> non-existant.
>>> Bingo!
>>>
>>> ....and they don't REQUIRE a pin number to work. Jes pass it to the
>>> min wage clerk, who NEVER asks for ID, and shazam!, the money is gone.
>>> Yeah, like I'm that stupid. I cut up the debit card my bank sent me
>>> so fast, the plastic melted to the scissors.
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> my debit card most certainly *does* require a PIN in order to process a
>> transaction.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> I'm guessing you did not READ my post, which has a concrete example,
> where my debit card DID NOT require a PIN number to process a purchase.
>
> Bob

then i don't know what happened. with mine you gotta sign or enter the
PIN. i assume online purchases are handled like a credit transaction.

your pal,
blake