Did you have trouble signing your Sainsbury's Mastercard?

chattychappy

It is usually a requirement that the card is signed on receipt and some say that it is not valid until signed. I therefore feel it "safer" to sign rather than drift out of compliance, though I see the logic in not signing.

Besides in my case, I have sometimes had to produce cards at check-in (when purchasing flight tickets) or use them when sigs are required (overseas).

20aday

chattychappy wrote: »

Sounds ridiculous, I know. But I just received a Sainsbury's Mastercard (18months 0% on purchases and balance transfers, double Nectar points or something). £12K limit.

Firstly, it's not contactless. That's a pity, but never mind.

Here's the stupid thing. I can't sign it. I usually use a ballpoint pen for sig strips - but with this one they all skate over the surface without producing ink. I tried a small marker pen (don't like those cos with effort you can wipe the ink off, even if permanent). The ink seemed didn't seem to take properly. The sig strip itself looks OK. It's as if there is some sort of chemical barrier over it.

With chip'n'pin in the UK, I'll probably never need the sig. Overseas I'll use a different card anyway.

Never had this issue before. I wonder if anybody else has?

I'm glad it wasn't just me, then! Had the same trouble; really had to press on hard to get it to register. :rotfl: