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Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 175 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 6:17 pm: |      |
Earlier yesterday I thought of a new, slightly clever use for these old or unwanted things. What are they, what would you be using them for, and why exactly would it not be very clever at all to use your own? For bonus points, point out some reasonable circumstances that might cause my plan to backfire. Nothing to do with video games I promise. |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet
Post Number: 1143 Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 05, 2007 - 9:55 pm: |      |
Old Lateral Puzzles? A pair of socks? Old clothes? An old car? An old computer? I can think of many things... "They" = old & unwanted things? These things... physically exist? Person? Place? Thing? Concepts? Something written? Ideologies? If you can see/touch/etc. thing... is it smaller than a bread box? smaller than a person? will it fit in a bathtub? bigger than a person? bigger than a building? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 176 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 6:16 am: |      |
Dlcyqnet: Old Lateral Puzzles? no A pair of socks? no Old clothes? no An old car? no An old computer? no I can think of many things... <b>there's a good reason for "They" = old & unwanted things? close, but not quite, reread the statement. These things... physically exist? yes Person? they are not people Place? they are not places Thing? they are 'things' Concepts? no Something written? no Ideologies? no If you can see/touch/etc. thing... you can is it smaller than a bread box? this is closest, although I'm too young to know exactly how big a bread box is smaller than a person? will it fit in a bathtub? bigger than a person? bigger than a building? |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet
Post Number: 1147 Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 3:22 pm: |      |
Mkay. So said things could be Old & Wanted or New & Unwanted? Is it something that you can buy in the store? In the Jewelry section? Medicine? Personal Care? Electronics? Furniture? Office ware? Cards? Home Decor? Lawn & Garden? Food? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 177 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 5:16 pm: |      |
Dlcyqnet: Mkay. So said things could be Old & Wanted yes, but... or New & Unwanted? yes Is it something that you can buy in the store? no |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet
Post Number: 1151 Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 5:29 pm: |      |
HUH? You can buy anything in a store! Seriously! You can buy air, you can buy water, you can buy pigs blood, you can... Urine? Other fecal matter? Hair (can buy this though)? Finger/Toenails? Something else the human body produces? Something an animal produces? Something a plant produces? |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 87 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 5:50 pm: |      |
Are they a by-product of something? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 178 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 7:22 pm: |      |
Dlcyqnet: HUH? You can buy anything in a store! Seriously! You can buy air, you can buy water, you can buy pigs blood, you can... Urine? Other fecal matter? Hair (can buy this though)? Finger/Toenails? Something else the human body produces? Something an animal produces? Something a plant produces? No animal or plant directly produces these things. Lporter: Are they a by-product of something? no |
Dlcygnet (Dlcygnet)
New member Username: Dlcygnet
Post Number: 1159 Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 9:04 pm: |      |
It isn't naturally produced? And it isn't something you can purchase? Can you even get ahold of one quickly in an emergency? At a gas station? If not, I think I see a place where this might backfire... Is this something that is created by humans? In factories? In laboratories? Over many years of decomposition? Does it have to do with crude oil? With the nuclear program? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 179 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 06, 2007 - 10:09 pm: |      |
Dlcyqnet: It isn't naturally produced? no And it isn't something you can purchase? ... well ... depends, and even then it's a stretch Can you even get ahold of one quickly in an emergency? please describe this question in more detail At a gas station? same If not, I think I see a place where this might backfire... Is this something that is created by humans? yes In factories? In laboratories? 'factories' would be closest, but to be honest I'm not sure Over many years of decomposition? no Does it have to do with crude oil? With the nuclear program? no, nothing like this |
Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm
Post Number: 1633 Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 2:47 pm: |      |
Dlycgnet, if you can buy anything in a store, why ask the question "Is it something that you can buy in the store?" :>) Do humans create this thing deliberately? Would you say that anyone owns any of these things? Do you own any of these things? Are they solid? liquid? gas? Are they much smaller than a breadbox? smaller than a matchbox? than a human fist? Could you fit one inside a box of weetabix? Do they have a defined shape? Something nice and geometric? a cuboid? cube? sphere? oblate spheroid? prolate spheroid? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 180 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 4:18 pm: |      |
Bentarm: Do humans create this thing deliberately? yes Would you say that anyone owns any of these things? definitely Do you own any of these things? yes Are they solid? this liquid? gas? Are they much smaller than a breadbox? I seriously don't even know what a 'breadbox' is; bread comes in bags. smaller than a matchbox? depends on the size of the matchbox than a human fist? about this size Could you fit one inside a box of weetabix? Weetabix...? Do they have a defined shape? yes Something nice and geometric? mostly a cuboid? cube? sphere? oblate spheroid? prolate spheroid? none of these |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 89 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 9:50 pm: |      |
Cylander? disc? flat? Is it organic? metal? plastic? polymer? more than one material? One specific color? multi-colored? or can it be one of many colors? If I hit it with a hammer,would it... break into pieces? become dented? yield to the hammer then return to its original shape? not yield at all? make a noise? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 181 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 07, 2007 - 10:07 pm: |      |
Lporter229: Cylander? disc? flat? flat. Is it organic? metal? plastic? plastic. polymer? more than one material? One specific color? multi-colored? or can it be one of many colors? depends. If I hit it with a hammer,would it... break into pieces? probably not become dented? depends a lot on how you'd be hitting it. yield to the hammer then return to its original shape? I'd say no not yield at all? depends on how you'd be hitting it. make a noise? besides the hammer impact noise, no |
Gapcarp (Gapcarp)
New member Username: Gapcarp
Post Number: 20 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 6:34 pm: |      |
is it a photo? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 182 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 6:54 pm: |      |
Gapcarp: is it a photo? no |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 91 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 9:46 pm: |      |
Is it a credit card? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 183 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 10:23 pm: |      |
Lporter229: Is it a credit card? YES |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 94 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 10:43 pm: |      |
For this clever use, would you need to alter the credit card in any way? cut it into pieces? bend it in half? melt it? Would this use involve giving the credit card to someone else? Would you possibly be trying to catch someone who is stealing other's identities? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 184 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 11:00 pm: |      |
Lporter229: For this clever use, would you need to alter the credit card in any way? cut it into pieces? bend it in half? melt it? no Would this use involve giving the credit card to someone else? yes Would you possibly be trying to catch someone who is stealing other's identities? good idea, but no |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 95 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, December 08, 2007 - 11:29 pm: |      |
Would you only do this with ccs which were no longer valid? Would the other person know that the ccs were not valid? Would this person be someone specific or could it be anyone? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 185 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 12:23 am: |      |
Lporter229: Would you only do this with ccs which were no longer valid? no, slight FA Would the other person know that the ccs were not valid? NO Would this person be someone specific or could it be anyone? specific types of people |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 98 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 12:45 am: |      |
Would you only do this with ccs that were valid? Would you do this with ccs that were expired? |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 99 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 12:47 am: |      |
Would this use be illegal? immoral? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 186 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 2:29 am: |      |
Lporter229: Would you only do this with ccs that were valid? no Would you do this with ccs that were expired? yes Would this use be illegal? yes immoral? yes good questions, keep em coming |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 100 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 3:18 am: |      |
In giving the cc to another person, would it be in the sense of an attempted transaction (as in you are attempting to purchase something from that person)? Would you be giving the cc to another person so that they could attempt to purchase something? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 187 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 4:40 am: |      |
Lporter229: In giving the cc to another person, would it be in the sense of an attempted transaction (as in you are attempting to purchase something from that person)? yes Would you be giving the cc to another person so that they could attempt to purchase something? perhaps |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 101 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 6:11 am: |      |
Would this transaction be over the internet? phone? in person? Would you have to physically give the credit card to the other person, or could you just give them the number? When you give the cc to the other person, would they return it to you? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 188 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, December 09, 2007 - 9:43 am: |      |
Lporter229: Would this transaction be over the internet? no phone? no in person? yes Would you have to physically give the credit card to the other person yes or could you just give them the number? no When you give the cc to the other person, would they return it to you? depends! |
Mosquito (Mosquito)
New member Username: Mosquito
Post Number: 431 Registered: 4-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 12:15 am: |      |
By the way, a "bread box" is simply a bread bin. |
Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm
Post Number: 1645 Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 5:44 pm: |      |
Would you be attempting to purchase something from that person with the expired credit card? Would you expect them to realise that it was expired? Would the other person be doing anything illegal? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 189 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 7:23 pm: |      |
Bentarm: Would you be attempting to purchase something from that person with the expired credit card? yes Would you expect them to realise that it was expired? yes Would the other person be doing anything illegal? no |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 116 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 7:34 pm: |      |
Would you try to convince that person that the cc account is in good standing and the card is declined simply because it is expired which, of course, you did not realize but you have the new card at home and then they would believe you because you look like such an innocent, honest person and they would accept the card and give you the merchandise? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 190 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 8:14 pm: |      |
Lporter229: Would you try to convince that person that the cc account is in good standing and the card is declined simply because it is expired which, of course, you did not realize but you have the new card at home and then they would believe you because you look like such an innocent, honest person and they would accept the card and give you the merchandise? no. |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 120 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 9:16 pm: |      |
If your plan is successful, would you accquire the merchandise which you were trying to purchase? without paying for it? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 191 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - 10:07 pm: |      |
Lporter229: If your plan is successful, would you acquire the merchandise which you were trying to purchase? yes without paying for it? yes |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 134 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 7:04 pm: |      |
Would the person who "sold" you the merchandise expect reimbursement from the credit card company? |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 135 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 7:06 pm: |      |
Would you expect this person to realize the card was expired BEFORE selling you the merchandise? or after? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 192 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 9:36 pm: |      |
Lporter229: Would the person who "sold" you the merchandise expect reimbursement from the credit card company? not sure. Would you expect this person to realize the card was expired BEFORE selling you the merchandise? no or after? yes, but rephrase this question |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 148 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 10:40 pm: |      |
Would you expect the person to realize the card was expired after your transaction was complete? After you left the store? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 193 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - 11:46 pm: |      |
Lporter229: Would you expect the person to realize the card was expired after your transaction was complete? possible FA After you left the store? yes |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 153 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 2:23 am: |      |
Is there a particular kind of store where this plan would work? Or would it work in any store? Would you leave the store with a receipt for the merchandise? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 194 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 2:28 am: |      |
Lporter229: Is there a particular kind of store where this plan would work? yes Or would it work in any store? well, there's a specific type of store I'm thinking of. I'm not aware of any other types of stores where this would work Would you leave the store with a receipt for the merchandise? no |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 159 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 5:47 pm: |      |
By "type of store" are you referring to what the store sells? How the store operates logistically? where the store is located? the physical layout of the store? Are we talking department store? megastore (think WalMart)? warehouse? pawn shop? boutique? grocery? flea market? Would any of the store personel know that you were leaving the store with the merchandise? Is the size of the object you are acquiring relevant? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 195 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 5:50 pm: |      |
Lporter229: By "type of store" are you referring to what the store sells? this How the store operates logistically? and this, kinda where the store is located? this probably doesn't matter all that much the physical layout of the store? kinda Are we talking department store? megastore (think WalMart)? warehouse? pawn shop? boutique? grocery? flea market? none of these Would any of the store personel know that you were leaving the store with the merchandise? yes Is the size of the object you are acquiring relevant? not really |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 161 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 5:56 pm: |      |
The store sells...Sporting goods? clothing? firearms? alcohol? food? videos? music? shoes? electronics? furniture? Would it be relevant what you are buying? Could yoi use this plan to buy anything in the store? Would the store be located in a strip mall? indoor mall? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 196 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 6:45 pm: |      |
Lporter229: The store sells...Sporting goods? clothing? firearms? alcohol? food? this videos? music? shoes? electronics? furniture? Would it be relevant what you are buying? yes Could yoi use this plan to buy anything in the store? no Would the store be located in a strip mall? indoor mall? it might be found at a mall, but ... |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 164 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 7:03 pm: |      |
convenience store? restaurant? fast-food place? typical grocery store (e.g. Publix, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly)? specialty food store? butcher? Would you be "buying" a food item? Would you be going through a U-scan (self checkout)? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 197 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 7:14 pm: |      |
Lporter229: convenience store? restaurant? fast-food place? this typical grocery store (e.g. Publix, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly)? specialty food store? butcher? Would you be "buying" a food item? yes Would you be going through a U-scan (self checkout)? no, good idea though |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 166 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 7:27 pm: |      |
Drive-thru? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 198 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 8:42 pm: |      |
Lporter229: Drive-thru? YES |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 169 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 8:48 pm: |      |
Would it need to be a window in which you pay for your food and pick it up at seperate windows? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 199 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 13, 2007 - 10:01 pm: |      |
Lporter229: Would it need to be a window in which you pay for your food and pick it up at separate windows? no |
Gapcarp (Gapcarp)
New member Username: Gapcarp
Post Number: 25 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 3:45 am: |      |
would the drive thru be of a specific chain or would it work at any? would your plan require any verbal communication between you and clerk? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 200 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 14, 2007 - 6:15 pm: |      |
Gapcarp: would the drive thru be of a specific chain or would it work at any? I'm not thinking of a specific chain, or anything, but this probably won't work at some stores. would your plan require any verbal communication between you and clerk? well ... uhm. yeah |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 172 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 9:24 pm: |      |
Would the significance of the Drive-Thru be that you could make a quick getaway because you are in a vehicle? Is it likely that the clerk would attempt to get your license plate # as you left? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 201 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, December 17, 2007 - 11:30 pm: |      |
Lporter229: Would the significance of the Drive-Thru be that you could make a quick getaway because you are in a vehicle? yes! Is it likely that the clerk would attempt to get your license plate # as you left? I doubt it, but it's something that would have to be considered. One thing left: what exactly would I be stealing, and how? |
Crazypalpig (Crazypalpig)
New member Username: Crazypalpig
Post Number: 1824 Registered: 8-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 2:51 pm: |      |
Fast food of course! You take the food and leave without paying? |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 174 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 3:47 pm: |      |
Give them the credit card and when it is declined they ask you to pull over so you don't hold up the line and you take off? Only problem is...do you have your food? Don't most Drive-thrus expect you to pay before they give you your food? Is there another integral part of your plan that's being missed here? |
Bentarm (Bentarm)
New member Username: Bentarm
Post Number: 1659 Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 4:04 pm: |      |
and... erm... why not just drive off without paying? surely it's not much different to giving them an expired credit card and then driving off without paying. Maybe there's more of a twist than we're seeing... |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 202 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 - 9:40 pm: |      |
Bentarm: Maybe there's more of a twist than we're seeing... Kind of, but it's pretty simple. Have you been to any drive-thru fast food places lately? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 203 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 12:09 am: |      |
Crazypalpig: Fast food of course! You take the food and leave without paying? possible FA(s) Lporter229: Give them the credit card and when it is declined they ask you to pull over so you don't hold up the line and you take off? no Bentarm: and... erm... why not just drive off without paying? because... Lporter229: Don't most Drive-thrus expect you to pay before they give you your food? correct! |
Lporter229 (Lporter229)
New member Username: Lporter229
Post Number: 183 Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 19, 2007 - 7:17 pm: |      |
Are you purchasing gift certificates? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 204 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 20, 2007 - 5:46 am: |      |
Lporter229: Are you purchasing gift certificates? no |
Takemeaway10 (Takemeaway10)
New member Username: Takemeaway10
Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 - 10:14 pm: |      |
Recap: You're gonna use an expired credit card that isn't yours to obtain something from a fast food restaurant by going through the drive-thru and it is essential that they will know the card is expired? And in the end, you don't pay for anything? Do you need an accomplice for this? Does he/she work at the restaurant? would the drive thru be of a specific chain or would it work at any? I'm not thinking of a specific chain, or anything, but this probably won't work at some stores. Is this because of the layout of the drive-thru, or the size the building, or technology that this some fast food restaurants may have? You take the food and leave without paying? possible FA(s) The faulty assumption is that you will take food? Are you taking condiments? Plasticware? Cups? Bags? The fact that they have to recognize that the card is expired; are you trying to stall for time, possibly by asking them to try the card again and again? Or do you just need for them to direct their attention elsewhere? Is the date that the card expires relevant? Is the name on the card relevant (besides the fact that you don't want it to be your name)? This definitely wouldn't work with cash? Would this work with other establishments that have drive-thrus and require payment like a pharmacy? When you give up the card, won't they ask for ID? |
Howardwoman (Howardwoman)
New member Username: Howardwoman
Post Number: 9 Registered: 1-2008
| | Posted on Friday, January 18, 2008 - 1:33 am: |      |
Is it McDonalds? Burger King? Wendy's? Checkers? A&W? Arby's? Jack-in-the-Box? Something else? Does it have a drive up window on each side (like Checkers)? Is that relevant? |
Howardwoman (Howardwoman)
New member Username: Howardwoman
Post Number: 47 Registered: 1-2008
| | Posted on Friday, February 01, 2008 - 4:16 pm: |      |
Bump |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 205 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 1:57 am: |      |
Sorry, thought this was mostly solved by now, didn't know that it was still going on. Takemeaway10: Recap: You're gonna use an expired credit card that isn't yours yep, but I could also use ... to obtain something from a fast food restaurant by going through the drive-thru yes and it is essential that they will know the card is expired? it isn't. in fact... And in the end, you don't pay for anything? that's the plan, anyway! admittedly, risking a felony over anything you could get from a drive-thru is a really, really dumb idea, no matter how much you've planned in advance; don't try it at home. Do you need an accomplice for this? no would the drive thru be of a specific chain or would it work at any? I'm not thinking of a specific chain, or anything, but this probably won't work at some stores. Is this because of the layout of the drive-thru, this or the size the building, maybe this, but mostly the layout or technology that this some fast food restaurants may have? now that I think about it, this is arguable too You take the food and leave without paying? possible FA(s) The faulty assumption is that you will take food? yep. so...? Are you taking condiments? probably not Plasticware? probably not Cups? yes, and... Bags? probably not The fact that they have to recognize that the card is expired; FA are you trying to stall for time, possibly by asking them to try the card again and again? you wouldn't ask them to do this. Or do you just need for them to direct their attention elsewhere? well, sort of. Is the date that the card expires relevant? no Is the name on the card relevant (besides the fact that you don't want it to be your name)? the name isn't relevant, as long as... This definitely wouldn't work with cash? no. ...well, you could purchase the items normally, but then you'd be paying for them. Would this work with other establishments that have drive-thrus and require payment like a pharmacy? explain this more clearly. When you give up the card, won't they ask for ID? photo ID, for payment via credit card? in a fast food lane? if this were the case, you'd have to find a fast food place that didn't require ID. Howardwoman: Is it McDonalds? Burger King? Wendy's? Checkers? A&W? Arby's? Jack-in-the-Box? Something else? the specific chain isn't important. the two I'm thinking of aren't listed above, but figuring out which two wouldn't really help at all anyway. Does it have a drive up window on each side (like Checkers)? no. Is that relevant? well... maybe. the layout of the drive-thru is somehow important, but it's conceivable that a drive-thru fast food restaurant with a window on two sides would be designed in a way so that this would work. |
~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~
Post Number: 1289 Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 - 8:29 pm: |      |
is it a drink of a specific type? a fizzy drink? water? hot drink? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 222 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, March 03, 2008 - 9:33 pm: |      |
~damia: is it a drink yes! of a specific type? not too important a fizzy drink? probably this water? no hot drink? depends, probably not |
~damia~ (~damia~)
New member Username: ~damia~
Post Number: 1290 Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 04, 2008 - 8:31 pm: |      |
would there have to be more than one window? do you get given drinks before they check/take payment? so maybe you get the drinks at one window, then move along to the next where you pay? meanwhile you drink the drink, and when they don't accept the credit card you give the cup back? |
Tweek (Tweek)
New member Username: Tweek
Post Number: 224 Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 14, 2008 - 1:18 am: |      |
~damia~: would there have to be more than one window? no do you get given drinks before they check/take payment? YES so maybe you get the drinks at one window, then move along to the next where you pay? if there's a fast-food place where drinks are given out at the first window, this will work. meanwhile you drink the drink, and when they don't accept the credit card you give the cup back? no |
Antesse (Antesse)
New member Username: Antesse
Post Number: 2 Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, April 10, 2008 - 12:54 am: |      |
Is the original owner of the credit card paying for your purchases? Is it one of those fast food places where people pull into a parking space with a sign and a speaker and someone brings the food out? |
Liquizt (Liquizt)
New member Username: Liquizt
Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 3:52 am: |      |
You place an order including drink(s)? You recieve the drink(s)? The card you attempt to buy with is then checked? You remove the drink(s) from the container(s) they were in? Put a foreign substance into the drink container? The card/payment must be/preferably is invalid? - If so: It is not necessary that the invalidity is discovered during the incident? The drink containers you are given are returned (with or without drink)? Drink containers are returned (with or without drink)? You leave with the drink in your possession? You leave with the card in your possession? It would work even if you were being constantly watched throughout? |
Alaindrea (Alaindrea)
New member Username: Alaindrea
Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, July 06, 2008 - 4:59 am: |      |
the solution is that the drinks are often handed to you while they run your card. you aren't getting food, you're getting free drinks. you shouldn't use your own card because it has your name on it. |