That's not a PIN!

[Imogene]

I went to a supermarket tonight cause I needed juice in the worst way! (I was jonesin' for it, man!) Anyway, I get into line, two people ahead of me, including the older gent who is cussing at the electronic screen pin pad.
I listen in a little bit, and, as far as I understand the whole thing, guy has twice put in his PIN on the machine, only for the machine to say it is the wrong PIN (both times)...
Guy gets pissed at machine, then at cashier, saying things like, "I've been using this same number for ten years! You think I don't know it by now?"
I've been using mine for three, at least, and I never forget it.
Guy eventually gives up on try number three, and pays cash.
Cashier sighs as guy leaves, and says, to guy in front of me, "I think he was trying to use his phone number... I counted ten digits both times."
Yipe!
Guy in front of me and I are extraordinarily simple to check out, and cashier gets a nice break. I was only a hassle in that I forgot my savings card, (It doesn't fit in my new card carrier, and I forgot my wallet) but he found it by my phone number.

[Lachrymose]

Would that be your four digit phone number?

[IvorTangrean]

Cashier sighs as guy leaves, and says, to guy in front of me, "I think he was trying to use his phone number... I counted ten digits both times."

Every time I have gotten a bank card I have been explicitly told to not use my phone number as it is too easy to guess. So it is possible that his phone number IS his PIN number.

[CorDarei]

So it is possible that his phone number IS his PIN number.

i think only the last 4 digits would be, not the entire 10 digit #....

[Fenrus]

i think only the last 4 digits would be, not the entire 10 digit #....

It depends on your bank, really. I've seen cards with 7 digit pin numbers, though few and far between.

I think they stopped that a while ago, when most readers couldn't handle more than 4.

[IvorTangrean]

i think only the last 4 digits would be, not the entire 10 digit #....

I have two cards, one is 4 digits the other is whatever I want

[Boochan]

The pinpad at work only goes up to 8 digits, so I presume thats the limit here. Can't say I've seen anyone with more then a 6 digit pin though, I use a 4 digit one myself.

Regardless, your not meant to use things like your phone number if it does allow a 10 digit code >_<

[edible_hat]

My credit union allows a PIN up to 16 digits.

I've got an aunt who forgot her PIN, but has a really cool excuse: She went to China for 2 years where she could only use the Visa credit function of her card. So naturally the first ATM she tried to use when she came back swallowed the card after three wrong PIN attempts. Her bank posted it back to her but she still doesn't know the PIN.

[greensinestro]

Anyway, I get into line, two people ahead of me, including the older gent who is cussing at the electronic screen pin pad.
IGuy gets pissed at machine, then at cashier, saying things like, "I've been using this same number for ten years! You think I don't know it by now?"

I still am trying to understand why people think that if they curse and scream at a machine, then the cashier who has no idea what a person's personal information is, it'll suddenly go through fine. People do this at ATM's as well, as if it's always someone else's fault that they personally cannot remember their information!