Penny
Northport,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Sun, June 20, 2010
The reason they choose not to take cards inside is for two main reasons that I learned when I worked there.
One, it freezes the cash register inside. I hated people who used their cards inside for gas since it would freeze the machine for a good 15 minutes while I messed with it to get it working properly. You can imagine the line of people that built up during that time looking at me like I'm the bad guy.
And two, because Bp has been ripped off in many ways. We'd had the usual stolen debit cards and credit cards, but thieves have become much more creative! My major problem with my old job came when we started getting people who used their cards, and would immediately cancel them (like report them stolen) after they made a large purchase. Guess who is responsible for the lost money? The employees!
I was let go when a man bought $150 worth of gift cards and canceled his card. I refused to re-pay the money since I have no control over what people do after they leave the store.