[USA] No fingerprint, no car? No deal, she said / Daily Breeze, 25 March 2007
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/6692482.html
Josh Grossberg
"Practice that seeks to guarantee customer IDs is on the rise, but it got one person's thumbs-down at a Torrance dealer.
The color was perfect. The interior was just what she wanted. Lorna Herf thought she had found the new car she was looking for. Her credit checked out. A deal had been struck. And then she hit a snag: Management at South Bay BMW in Torrance wouldn't sell her the $40,000 car until she did one last thing. ...'Well, just give us your thumbprint, and we'll finish the deal.' Huh? Why are you asking for that?" She had better get used to it."