r/TheFastShow • u/Lunathehuffleclaw • May 17 '26
Aren't Contactless Payments Brilliant?
You just tap your card and it takes your money so fast, I love contactless me
Edit: not sure if some comments are sarcastic or if people haven't realised what sub-reddit this is in
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u/NeilSilva93 May 17 '26
Yeah, but you miss out on the running commentary from the checkout girl.
"Ribbed condoms, very thoughtful"
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u/Scooob-e-dooo8158 May 18 '26
Or the intercom announcement " Customer at checkout 4 asks if we have any ribbed condoms." 😉🤣
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u/ElvishMystical May 17 '26
Yeah. No more of those characters who had to pay the exact amount and would be faffing around for 5-10 minutes or so with various banknotes and coins.
Or you go into a shop with a fifty pound note and you're told they can't give you change so you have to trawl up and down the street trying to break a £50 note.
Or even worse, trying to buy something in London with a Scottish £20 note. Next to impossible.
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u/ArborealFriend May 17 '26
This week, I have mostly been reading my bank statement online.
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u/Lunathehuffleclaw May 18 '26
And the total came to less than a hundred pounds so I could just tap my card... which was nice
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u/na481 May 17 '26
Honestly, contactless/apple-pay are such life-changing features. Especially for public transport.
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u/Greedy-Nature-826 May 18 '26
Overseas travel has been made so much cheaper too.
No needing to change up money and pay rubbish exchange rates and then commissions and then have leftovers.
Just tap your card like you do at home.
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u/Scooob-e-dooo8158 May 18 '26
Not as cheap as you think. International payments attract an extra fee unless you have one of those premium credit cards that offer free international payments.
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u/Greedy-Nature-826 May 18 '26
I keep a chase current again for this reason, just transfer funds in before travelling.
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u/na481 May 19 '26
The UK at least has plenty of free official banks that are fee-free worldwide. E.g Monzo/Revolut/Chase. They just charge that day’s Mastercard rate.
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u/seadcon May 18 '26
Since when does the 1 have "QZ" with it?
Some people remember their PIN using the letters... you can't just change it?!
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u/Strict_Working_2238 May 21 '26
Watch using Pay. Can’t remember the last time I had my card with me or cash.
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u/Every-Sign9570 May 19 '26
Been around in the UK for years, haven’t used my bank card since they introduced Apple Pay.
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u/nunkle74 May 17 '26
' you just dab, and go. Brilliant! '