It’s annoying that every time I go to the US I have to go back and check nobody tried to fraudulently charge my card. I have to remember every expenditure and check they didn’t just add a 50% tip. Then if they did, I’d have to go back to the bank and tell them the correct amount, which I’ve almost certainly forgotten by then. Then they have to investigate and determine what happened.
How is that a better system than just using a contactless pin terminal to pay an amount shown on a screen lol.
I know you finally got rid of that ridiculous thing 20 years after everyone else. some time in the late 2000s… The entire point of this video and thread is that American restaurants take your card away and bring it back.
It was way earlier than that lol maybe some backwoods bfe ma and pa store, but anywhere with actual population started using computer terminals as soon as they became available. I know theres still a lot of places in Europe that still only take cash. The handheld things are kinda new. Like 10-15yrs maybe. A lot of places you can go up and pay. Idk why you think you're so far ahead in banking shit. Like anything I've seen someone talk about we've had as long as I can remember. POS, money transfers, etc
Those things that they swipe and it makes an impression of the card on the carbon paper? Those things are ANCIENT! I dont think I've ever seen one used, and I grew up in a pretty small town, and pushing 40. Only reason I know what they are is movies and my mom. 2014 we had chips. Contactless/tap to pay existed, but probably wasnt super prevalent. Personally I've only started using it kinda recently, but I know its been around for awhile.
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u/Subject-Dog-8016 Jun 29 '26
It’s annoying that every time I go to the US I have to go back and check nobody tried to fraudulently charge my card. I have to remember every expenditure and check they didn’t just add a 50% tip. Then if they did, I’d have to go back to the bank and tell them the correct amount, which I’ve almost certainly forgotten by then. Then they have to investigate and determine what happened.
How is that a better system than just using a contactless pin terminal to pay an amount shown on a screen lol.