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In article >, ost
says...
>
> On Sat, 19 May 2012 07:38:54 -0400, Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > On 5/19/2012 7:06 AM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> >> On Fri, 18 May 2012 22:46:55 -0500, >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Fri, 18 May 2012 22:35:10 -0500, Polly Esther wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Meanwhile, back to shopping fast and entering numbers, our local gas
> >>>> stations have started requiring that you enter your zip code.
> >>>
> >>> Marketing research. Try typing in any old zip code and I bet it
> >>> works.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Nope. Had a brain fart one day and forg. .. mistyped my zipcode. I
> >> had to keep trying until I got it right.
> >
> > Ah, that just happened to us on vacation. Fat finger syndrome
> > and the wrong zip code was entered. Then it didn't want to pump
> > gas unless you went inside and, presumably, proved your identity.
>
> Retailers cannot make you type in your zip code during a credit
> transaction when the card is present.
>
> It is against Federal law.
>
> -sw

But nothing prevents them from asking. Sort of how some merchants ask
for ID when using a credit card. Yes it runs completely against their
merchant agreements.