Monday, January 31, 2011

The Government Tracking of Money Expands

Conversation I just overheard at a CVS store, between two employees:
Employee 1: Since when do we have to get ID when someone purchases a money order?

Employee 2: Couple of days.

Employee 1: This can't be a new CVS policy. It must be the government. Right?

Employee 2: Right. 
at 6:23:00 PM

8 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 31, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    In my state you do not have to show an ID to get a money order. It might actually be a new CVS policy or something to do w/ the state you're in. However, I wouldn't be surprised to see this change.

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  2. Taylor ConantJanuary 31, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    I had to show ID at a local gas station the other day to buy a lighter. I don't smoke and was buying it to light some candles. I'm also not under 16 (or whatever the age is) and I obviously don't look it. I just bought a lighter. $1.29 and the guy made me show ID! HA!

    Do they make you show ID at a hardware store to buy matches nowadays, too?

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  3. DavosJanuary 31, 2011 at 11:06 PM

    I went to Target the other night and grabbed something we needed for the dinner my wife was cooking. Grabbed a six pack while I was there. Got carded, the flattery went away when they SCANNED my drivers license with a bar code reader.

    While I know the debit card would database the beer I thought the bar code BS was over the top. Probably for store liability and minor sales but I'll never buy beer again at Target. Toooooo big brother ish.

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    Repeat after me: America is free, not a police state...

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    "Do they make you show ID at a hardware store to buy matches nowadays, too?"
    Spray Paint.

    I think this might be a CVS policy.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    CVS would not screw with their customers like this unless they had a really good reason. They are probably protecting themselves against government tyranny. If the CEO did this just to screw with CVS customers, then said CEO probably has a MBA from an Idiot League University (Probably Harvard) and needs to be thrown out the door.

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    When the economy tanks even good people steal. Businesses struggle and cannot afford to write off losses. And yes daGubamint might have something to do with it too.

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 9:16 AM

    Maybe you should walk out of the store without the product if they ask you for ID. If enough people do this, maybe the tyranny would stop.

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