WASHINGTON—Cracking down on the common but unethical practice seemingly rampant in department stores, the Federal Trade Commission began issuing fines this week for any sassy retail employee who held up a customer’s declined credit card and cut it in half. “A lot of these snobbish retail employees seem to derive a…
snort
I never personally encountered the
CUT CARDmessage while I worked retail, but my understanding was there was actually a bounty given when you did this. That is a level above just “declined”, of course. Don’t know what the situation is these days.someone ate the onion
No, I know it’s the Onion; just inspired me to think back on that bit of policy
mmmmkay, your breath smells lile onions though…