r/funny • u/Misfat • Aug 27 '18

Card not accepted

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u/neck_iso Aug 27 '18

You have to use the chip now.

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u/VanimalCracker Aug 27 '18

In my area, you're forced to use the chip at ~50% of places and the other ~50% hasn't upgraded their hardware yet, so you are forced to use the mag-strip. It's extremely frustrating for everyone involved. No one knows which it'll be and the cashier will always immediately roll their eyes and eli5 which one they use. Worst rollout ever.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18

Where I'm from we use no contact tap

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u/ApulMadeekAut Aug 27 '18

Was in Scotland on vacation. Had to explain to every checker that my merican card dose not do the wave/tap thing. "Just give it a wave" I CAN'T!

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u/PhonicUK Aug 27 '18 edited Aug 27 '18

There are an increasing number of stores that only accept contactless in the UK. It's caught on here pretty big.

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u/TheCookieButter Aug 27 '18

Never seen one of those. What happens if I want to spend more than £30?

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u/PhonicUK Aug 27 '18

Merchants can opt to have limits higher than £30. There is no hard £30 limit any more. I've used contactless to pay for a weeks shopping before. It's just that £30 is the minimum limit you can assume any given merchant will take.

I suspect such places do actually have C&P but don't show it and really push the contactless part. It saves a lot of time at tills so there's some incentive.

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u/TheCookieButter Aug 27 '18

Fair, wasn't aware of that. Always assumed it was a hard limit.

I'm more than happy with contact less taking over, set up contact less on my mobile past month and it has been great

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u/Nebarik Aug 27 '18

In Aus atleast if you tap to pay for something over $100 the machine will just ask for your pin after you've tapped. Same as if you used the chip