Boycott of Home Depot

ID is NOT required unless the back of the card isn't signed. All of you crying about the race card issue should try and walk a mile in his shoes first. All of you crybabies should go back to Ireland or Germany or Italy or Whitetrash land and stop being an ignorant Fox "news" stooge.

Hi, sorry to hear you think you were being discriminated. I used to work self checkout sometimes and I will tell you when you are buying paint as soon as you scan the paint the terminal will make a loud beep and will start flashing red at the cashier. They have to check your ID to verify your 18. She probably didn't realize what it was beeping for but she was just doing her job.

Facts: they are following you as you entered in a Home Depot or other corporations. I know it by first hand, especially if a black man enters in a Home Depot, you are become a suspect as a criminal. Many Home Depot employees or hidden people will follow you who dress up as a regular customer. First of all as you appeared in the store they are will check you in their database, your background, if you are employed by someone, if not than you will be criminated by them.

If some reasons they are hate you, like to bring you down, than they will criminate you till they kill you as they already done it with many middle aged or seniors. They are very high skilled criminals who built up a corporate network for it.

Facts: they are following you as you entered in a Home Depot or other corporations. I know it by first hand, especially if a black man enters in a Home Depot, you are become a suspect as a criminal. Many Home Depot employees or hidden people will follow you who dress as a regular customer. First of all as you appeared in the store they are will check you in their database your background, if you are employed by someone, if not than you will be criminated by them.

If some reason they are hate you, like to bring you down they will criminate you till they kill you as they already done it with many midle aged or seniors. They are very high skilled criminals who built up a corporate network for it.

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Really, i don't think you understand the concept of business. the home depot has to protect its self from all the fraud no matter the gender, i have watched the temper tantrums and other thing because they all think they are right, people do anthing and everything to get past the policys home depot has in place to protect its employees and company......all are treated and i have never seen anyone who wasn't. you recieve what you give ATTITUDE  

I attempted to purchase some items today at a Home Depot in Phoenix, AZ yesterday. The black cashier wanted to see my I.D. so I could use my well funded debit card. After quickly showing her that I in fact had I.D. that matched my debit card I walked out without completing the transaction. Geez... it isn't easy being white in America. I'm kidding about it being racial. It is bad manners on the cashiers part to ask for I.D. on a debit card. Annoys me to be treated like a low life. Home Depot corporate take notice?

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You do understand that a credit card purchase over $25 requires a signature, right?

so why are you surprised when asked for an ID when making a purchase over $25?

They are not racist, YOU ARE!

get over yourself

Maybe if minorities where not involved with some many scams they would not have to profile. Maybe it's your brother and sisters you should be mad at. 

Have to call it as it is.  Home Depot values is racial profiling.  Experience happen to me at Home Depot, 5900 HWY 6 South, Missouri City, TX 77459 on 12/1/2011. Don't worry i will move on.

Mr. Lewis is justified in his outrage.  I understand his concern because merchants try to do this to me, too.  Are you people aware that merchants sign agreements with Mastercard and VISA that specifically state that they are not supposed to ask for secondary ID from customers?  There are some exceptions and special cases - if the card is unsigned, if the purchaser is buying controlled substances (such as paints, alcohol, etc) or if the product purchased is being shipped to an address.

Otherwise, as customers, you did not sign any agreement authorizing merchants to indiscriminately force you to show personal and confidental infomation (driver's license, etc) to a stranger (the clerk), which could very well compromise your identity.  Incidentally, if you have a Sam's Club card, did you know that you DID sign an agreement that allows Sam's to check your receipt as you go out the door?  Do you know that you did NOT sign any agreement to allow Wal-Mart or Best Buy to check your receipt before you can leave the store?  Read the fine print - know you rights, Americans.

For those of you who think that this unauthorized practice of demanding secondary ID to complete a credit card transaction is a good thing, fine.  But please understand that you give up your personal information because you want to, not because you have to.  This practice allows clerks to decide whether or not you look like you should have a credit card.  In other words, whether or not you look honest.  This is wrong.  If the card is properly signed and is current, and is not rejected by the network (a clerk will know this), and you are not purchasing items that require identification, you should not be questioned about your identity.

I don't need some stranger (the clerk) trying to protect my credit card from theft.  That's not the clerk's job.  If the card is actually stolen there are effective procedures in place to deal with that situation.  The procedures do not include me having to prove that I own the card that I am trying to use.

This IS a big deal.  Regardless of race or anything else, it seems that Americans give up their precious liberties so easily.   As a decorated combat Vietnam veteran, a patriot, an active volunteer in my community, and a law abiding citizen, I should not have to prove to anyone that I did not steal the credit card that I am trying to use to do business with a merchant.  And, the answer is NOT to take my business elsewhere if I don't like the "store policy".  The answer is for the store to comply with the agreement it signed with the credit card issuer and stop subjecting its customers to this unnecessary invasion of their privacy. 

E. Randle, Lubbock TX

Since when is checking an ID card raciest?  I'm white and I'm asked for my ID occasionally when using a charge card.  Remove the chip off your shoulder and move on.

I think you're being ridiculous. BTW - I'm not racist; I'm a minority also and have experienced *real* discrimination. I'm sure you have, too, but this doesn't sound like an instance of that. You know those people who complain that minorities are always "drawing the racism card"? Your behavior that you explain here is the reason for that. 

It was for YOUR protection that she asked for your ID. What if your card was in the hands of a thief and they tried to use your ID? I bet you'd be really mad and try to blame them ALSO if they DIDN'T check the ID and let a thief make a $50 something dollar purchase with YOUR card. How can you say this is racist?? You're *really* going out on a limb with this one - it's like you're *looking* for someone to be racist against you. Not every move against you is *racist*. 

Take a chill pill and next time just show your ID - it's not a big deal and you should actually be thankful for it and I hope it happens more often! I'm always glad to show my ID for a purchase of credit when asked. 

Cant be real.....Get a job.

MY WIFE HAD HER CARD STOLEN. BUY A BLACK LADY. SHE BOUGHT A BIG SCREEN TV WITH IT. THE CASHER DID NOT ASK FOR ID. IF SHE WOULD HAVE SHE WOULD HAVE GONE TO JAIL

get a life. its for the card holder's safety to show an id with your credit card. if someone else used your card without showing an id you would be all over that as well.