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    I was at the drug store earlier in the week getting two things. Water and Benadryl. I'd been sneezing a lot during the early part of the week so my patience for people for the time being was not too high but not too low. Just a little touchy at times.

    There was 3 of us in line and this lady is just not with it whatsoever. She appeared to be a pleasant person from her conversation with the cashier, but my goodness. I don't mind customers striking up conversations with cashiers because I do it too, just keep it moving and don't hold people up with a life story. That wasn't even the problem here. First she fumbles for her debit card in her big ass purse AFTER the cashier has rung her up. Fine. She finds it and does the "swipe it all wrong" type deal. WTF come on. Cool some people just aren't hip to certain things. My patience is still balanced. Then the cashier asks her the million dollar question. To input her pin. Oh here go, here's the punchline...

    She doesn't know it. THEN she starts digging around looking to see if she can find a piece of paper it's written on. When she started digging for her pin my face must've showed "this is bullshit" and other annoyance because the guy behind me says "the line over there is open". All the lines were occupied when I came up so the other line had freed up. He kinda said it like I was reacting like an SC but I just told him good thanks. I said it the same tone as he did to me. Even after I finished my transaction in about 30 seconds flat, he's still standing behind that women. What compelled him to be so cool and just stand behind that train wreck is beyond me. I paid cash too so those commercials about plastic being faster was challenged with this lady.

    Come on now. Know your pin, that's just stuff you should know. To the guy behind me; if you enjoy standing behind someone digging to the bottom of their purse for 5 minutes when you could've come along with me to the other line, more power to you buddy.

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    ummm happens alot believe it or not. I have people ask me to reset their pin all the time because they forgot it. Or ask for help depositing at the ATM. Im floored people still need help with something as simple as depositing at the ATM, considering we're not a full size bank, so ALL banking is done thru the ATM if your with us. PLUS, the ATM's pretty much walk you through it, step by step, including an entire screen dedicated to ensuring you remembered to put your deposits inside the envelope. JEEEEEEZZZZZZ.. You were very patient for waiting in line while she digs around and struggles with her pin. When I was a cashier, it drove me crazy when people did that aswell.

    Hope your feeling better now
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    • #3
      I know my PIN...it's Number, Number, Number, Number....LOL!

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      • #4
        Quoth Fufu487 View Post
        ummm happens alot believe it or not. I have people ask me to reset their pin all the time because they forgot it. Or ask for help depositing at the ATM. Im floored people still need help with something as simple as depositing at the ATM, considering we're not a full size bank, so ALL banking is done thru the ATM if your with us. PLUS, the ATM's pretty much walk you through it, step by step, including an entire screen dedicated to ensuring you remembered to put your deposits inside the envelope. JEEEEEEZZZZZZ.. You were very patient for waiting in line while she digs around and struggles with her pin. When I was a cashier, it drove me crazy when people did that aswell.

        Hope your feeling better now
        I'm feeling much better thanks. No more sneezing.

        It's unbelievable people forget something like the "skeleton key" to their own money though. I thought people used things they would remember like grandparents' birth year or something. You do have to deal with it at work so I guess I can understand. I have multiple passwords (around 7 or 8 different passwords including my dad's email password I helped set up for him years ago) and about 2 pin #'s stored in my head along with a couple other sensitive password type info.

        I wasn't mad at her at all I was more in disbelief of her not knowing her pin and just the waiting. Oh well.

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        • #5
          @Tiger: Really? I've always been able to change it to something that I can remember. Every card I've had, the bank associate (if that's the proper term, not the tellers but the ones who set up your account) has told me that I can change it to whatever I want. They handed me one of those keypads and I've chosen my pin on the spot.

          I guess if I didn't have that option I might forget. Realistically I probably would create a mnemonic device in order to remember it. I'd be too embarrassed to be standing in line and not know it.

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          • #6
            For some reason, at least 3 people trust me enough to have the PIN for their debit card. My biggest problem, is I forget which PIN to use, and start entering someone elses. Too many numbers. Gah.

            (And ours are all ones we've chosen. Every PIN I have, is one of my chosing)

            I wonder if the customer in the OP had the nifty little VISA logo on her card? I'd have had her run it as a credit. heh
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            • #7
              Re: changing your PIN

              The next time you do an ATM transaction, look to see if there is an option to choose "other service." My credit union has the PIN change directions hidden in there.
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              • #8
                Quoth tigerlily0
                All of the cards that I've had with PINs (ATM cards, debit cards) all have had the PIN assigned by the issuing bank. I've never been able to select my own PIN.
                It must depend on the bank. The last 2 banks I've had accounts with allowed me to select my own PIN.

                And no, I don't have to keep it written down . . . I can remember it better than my DL number at times.
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                • #9
                  Pins are bank-assigned here too. A lot of people mix up the pin for their debit and credit cards, fair enough...try again. It get s alot worse when they open their wallet and frantically check the numbers on the front of their FOUR debit cards for the same bank, and you can see the wallet is bulging with an impressive display of mastercard and visa logos not to mention..debit cards from other banks. Bahh!

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                  • #10
                    "The combination is one...two...three...four...five."

                    "The combination is one, two, three, four, five?? That's the combination an idiot would have on his luggage!"
                    "Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably

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                    • #11
                      Quoth Food Lady View Post
                      "The combination is one...two...three...four...five."

                      "The combination is one, two, three, four, five?? That's the combination an idiot would have on his luggage!"
                      One Two Three Four Five? That's the combination I have on my luggage!
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                      • #12
                        How did you two guess my PIN??

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                        • #13
                          Quoth mandaliz8704 View Post
                          How did you two guess my PIN??
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                          "Is it hot in here to you? It's very warm, isn't it?"--Nero, probably

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                          • #14
                            Quoth mandaliz8704 View Post
                            How did you two guess my PIN??
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                            "I don't have to be petty. The Universe does that for me."

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                            • #15
                              I once forgot the pin number on my wifes card...

                              and the pin number was her date of birth.

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