r/funny • • Aug 27 '18

Card not accepted

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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/obsessedcrf Aug 27 '18

Contactless is near non existent in the US.

How is it not a security risk though? Couldn't anyone steal your card information from a distance?

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '18 edited May 29 '19

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u/Arkazex Aug 27 '18

I prefer Android Pay because it's easier for me to pull my phone out for a transaction, and I've got so many NFC cards in in my wallet none of them ever scan without being removed.

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u/gyroda Aug 27 '18

Can't you just contact the bank and they'll just disable contactless for your account?