Probably because it was a "Duty Free" situation and they have to have a way to prove and verify that it was sold to a passenger departing to an international destination. David On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, Leo Futia wrote: > When I was at AMS, and I went shopping they asked me for my boarding card. > Why would they ask me that and what would they use it for? They scanned it in > to something. > > Leo/ORD > Remember 11.9.01 > Rappelez-vous 11.9.01 > > Fly my native airline, fly my Maharajah, fly Air India! > > > Email me @ KLM_India@yahoo.com or LFutia@aol.com I check both! >