@zerbherb wrote:it means by bad in polish, or one of those weird european languages. My grandma told me about it.
Mishegas. Define weird. 
@Anonymous wrote:
@ojefferyo wrote:If there isn't a signature on the back then they will ask for ID, thats why the CCC wants you to sign the back of them. I never do and I don't get asked for ID most of the time.
And not that it's followed - but if you look in merchant / CC rules - that is NOT a signature and does not count as such.
@longtime_lurker wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@northface28 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Just give her the card. If they want to make a big stink about it they can call you for authorization.And how will the hotel know who theyre are calling? Its not a "big stink" if people did their jobs and checked ID, we would have less fraud.
You're not supposed to check IDs for credit card use. VISA and the other banks even have instructions in their merchant guide that says retailers cannot refuse to accept your card if you do not provide ID
Correct, but hotels do reserve the right not to issue room keys without showing ID, and then one would notice the fact that the name is discrepent...and could/should lead to issues (yes, OP is innocent, but hotel has no way of knowing).
My suggestion to OP is either:
A) Hilton's policy on Echeckin is to use card provided during echeckin process. Perhaps Marriott/Hyatt/etc. are similar
B) Use a previous poster's suggestion to fill out a CC auth - this is still commonplace, and it just surprises me to no end to have people not understand why I can't just charge this card from who-knows-where and it's not even present. This is 100% sure to work.
I had one guy at work (I work for an online business) call and demand I charge this woman's card (this is just someone he knows, not a family member/spouse/etc) for something and I told him politely that I couldn't charge the card without the cardholder's permission. He then threw a hissy fit and made a formal complaint to my supervisor. 
My supervisor laughed as she deleted his email.
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@Callandra wrote:
@longtime_lurker wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@northface28 wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Just give her the card. If they want to make a big stink about it they can call you for authorization.And how will the hotel know who theyre are calling? Its not a "big stink" if people did their jobs and checked ID, we would have less fraud.
You're not supposed to check IDs for credit card use. VISA and the other banks even have instructions in their merchant guide that says retailers cannot refuse to accept your card if you do not provide ID
Correct, but hotels do reserve the right not to issue room keys without showing ID, and then one would notice the fact that the name is discrepent...and could/should lead to issues (yes, OP is innocent, but hotel has no way of knowing).
My suggestion to OP is either:
A) Hilton's policy on Echeckin is to use card provided during echeckin process. Perhaps Marriott/Hyatt/etc. are similar
B) Use a previous poster's suggestion to fill out a CC auth - this is still commonplace, and it just surprises me to no end to have people not understand why I can't just charge this card from who-knows-where and it's not even present. This is 100% sure to work.
I had one guy at work (I work for an online business) call and demand I charge this woman's card (this is just someone he knows, not a family member/spouse/etc) for something and I told him politely that I couldn't charge the card without the cardholder's permission. He then threw a hissy fit and made a formal complaint to my supervisor.
Sounds about right...I've had so many complaints of people saying that it's absurd that I want to see the CC upon check-in. My managers do something strangely similar...I thought they were unique...
