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From: conrad@nbires.UUCP (M. Conrad Geiger)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: RE: ID
Message-ID: <336@nbires.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 30-Aug-84 13:08:39 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 30 13:08:39 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 1-Sep-84 13:47:17 EDT
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Before I traveled to Europe several years ago, I purchased some
American Express traveler's checks.  I was in Europe for six weeks
traveling on tight budget but had plenty of emergency traveler's
checks.  I never had a problem cashing the checks in England or
on the continent.  Usually some from of ID was required (passport)
to cash them.  
When I arrived back home, the first thing that I did after unpacking
was to go across the street to my local 7-ll.  Well I think you can 
guess what happened.  After six weeks of having no problems with
my American Express checks,  no form of ID was going to get those
friendly folks to accept my check, even though I lived straight
across the street!


	"Don't leave home without it"
	

						Conrad Geiger
						NBI
						Boulder, Colorado