I've started using my passport as id. Never mind what I've said before. The real reason is that it's easier to locate my passport in my far too roomy purse.
Christmas shopping at Target, I presented my passport. The clerk informed me that Target doesn't accept passports. She needed to see my driver's license.
Posted by Justene Adamec at December 24, 2003 09:29 AM | TrackBackThe Target woman obviously didn't know that a Passport is the Ultimate form of ID.
Posted by: Michael Demmons at December 24, 2003 09:40 AM (Permalink)I'll bet that Target accepts the Matricula Cousular card as valid ID.
Posted by: Breaker at December 24, 2003 11:09 AM (Permalink)I use my passport for just about everything as well. The woman at Target likely didn't feel confident that she'd be able to recognize a valid passport so she used the lame excuse for not accepting it...maybe?
Posted by: Deb at December 24, 2003 06:48 PM (Permalink)It's probably a policy, not the individual checker's idea. They only want to accept US ID's and saying no FOREIGN passports would be un-PC. Or too confusing to the checkers.
Or maybe they're just stupid.
Posted by: Kevin Murphy at December 25, 2003 10:33 AM (Permalink)Seems odd they wouldn't accept passports - but perhaps they decided to only train the checkers to accept state ids because they're simpler.
I always liked seeing passports and foreign IDs as a checker. It was often the highlight of my day to see how many people from where would be in during a day.
Still say your previous reason was bupkis, though.
Posted by: Crissa at December 26, 2003 01:00 PM (Permalink)I'm pretty sure I've used my passport at Target before and this episode was a result of a clerk who didn't know what she was doing and covered by acting like I was making the mistake.
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