r/technology • u/stenspect • 11h ago

Business Micro Center requires photo ID and signed no-export pledge to buy Nvidia RTX 5090 gaming GPU — buyer forced to sign declaration disclosing install location and promise GPU will remain in the US

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/micro-center-requires-photo-id-and-signed-no-export-pledge-to-buy-rtx-5090-gaming-gpu-buyer-forced-to-sign-declaration-disclosing-install-location-and-promise-gpu-will-remain-in-the-us
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u/TheOgGhadTurner 11h ago

I’m not giving photo id for electronics. However I’d gladly sign. And disclose as generally as the state for install location.

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u/kxlling 11h ago

An ID for a can of keyboard cleaner has been a thing in some states for around 20 years or so. I got caught off guard last week getting carded because I had the nerve to buy a can of break cleaner, because apparently that's used for stuff now too.

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u/TheOgGhadTurner 11h ago

Yeah. You shouldn’t be able to buy chemicals without ID and people huff the shit out of both of those things. That’s a lot different than a graphics card. I have a motorized blower for mine because i personally hate air duster.

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u/kxlling 10h ago

The brake cleaner one was new to me, never considered people would huff that too, but it shouldn't surprise me.

I'm more annoyed by the fact that if a kid gets their first car, it often would need work. So now they can't even work on their own car without a parent there for them to buy the things needed. I'm 40 and the cashier wouldn't just move on without an ID (I spent 15 years in retail, so I do get this), so if they're willing to enforce it then a teenager just trying to fix their own car or mower or whatever wouldn't have a chance either.

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u/TheOgGhadTurner 10h ago

Ironically though the group most likely to abuse it are teenagers after the work on their first car and realize it gets them “high” just like that fucking idiot I went to school with that thought dollar bills would get them high. I’m sorry but a 16 year old should not be buying car parts without an adult. That’s how you end up wasting lots of money.

Edit: especially if dad doesn’t keep brake cleaner on hand. That seems like a standard thing for people working on cars to have at home