For the self-conscious: Cashiers generally don’t give a fuck about your declined card and probably see declined cards many times a day. It’s not worth their time to judge you, is what I am saying. If anything, they are just as broke as you and are quietly sympathizing.
Sometimes I’ll be so distracted, that I will pay and then leave without my groceries. I’ve never made it past the parking lot without going back to get my recently purchased stuff…that I can remember
Also, I’ve had various cards decline 10-20 times over that last decade and not once was it due to not having funds on that account. The majority of the time it’s using Amex where not supported. Or entering the wrong pin. Or me not seeing the sign that said debit only. Or me forgetting I had cancelled that card already.
Chip cards are the worst! 1000 questions and then I still need to use the pin anyways, and then it takes 60 seconds to process. I miss swiping and being done with it.
Check out the newer cards with NFC where you can swipe them across wirelessly. It takes some getting used to, to figure out where that sweet spot is, but it’s awesome. I used to have the problem of my cards getting scratched but not anymore.
If your bank/credit company doesn’t support them, see if you can use your phone instead. I use Apple Pay all the time which has been so much better too. Not having to pull out my wallet and instead just double tap my watch or double tap my phone and look at it.
Are you talking about tap to pay? My credit union, and all of my credit cards don’t use that feature unfortunately. I’ve used Google Pay a few times, but I have privacy concerns with that service.
Yeah that’s it! My credit union doesn’t support it either but I was able to add to Apply Pay anyway.
I get the privacy concerns though. I feel a little safer with it because it further blocks the actual card and the card’s sensitive numbers from prying eyes while out in public. But I can get how you’d feel trusting the corporation, whether it be Apple or Google or Samsung with it in their digital possession.
All of my wife’s cards have it, and I’d say probably 90% of the POS terminals support it, but somehow none of my cards have the chip. My credit union said they’re working on it, but they’re a tiny little place, so that’s understandable. What I don’t understand is why my Capitol One and Discover cards don’t have them. Maybe they offer it now and I just need to request a new card, but that sounds too much like work.
Most systems will specify if it’s insufficient funds so they will at least know it was declined for some other reason. As for insufficient funds, I don’t judge (especially in this economy) but most often it’s because they have the money but just need to transfer it between accounts or whatever.
For the self-conscious: Cashiers generally don’t give a fuck about your declined card and probably see declined cards many times a day. It’s not worth their time to judge you, is what I am saying. If anything, they are just as broke as you and are quietly sympathizing.
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As a shopper, I also just want to leave.
But with the stuff I just spent an hour putting into my basket.
Sometimes I’ll be so distracted, that I will pay and then leave without my groceries. I’ve never made it past the parking lot without going back to get my recently purchased stuff…that I can remember
Eek!
Ha! As a former waiter I feel this.
Isn’t that the point of the meme? “Yeah, I’ve been there…”
Also, I’ve had various cards decline 10-20 times over that last decade and not once was it due to not having funds on that account. The majority of the time it’s using Amex where not supported. Or entering the wrong pin. Or me not seeing the sign that said debit only. Or me forgetting I had cancelled that card already.
All my declines were due to insufficient funds. XD
Chip cards are the worst! 1000 questions and then I still need to use the pin anyways, and then it takes 60 seconds to process. I miss swiping and being done with it.
Check out the newer cards with NFC where you can swipe them across wirelessly. It takes some getting used to, to figure out where that sweet spot is, but it’s awesome. I used to have the problem of my cards getting scratched but not anymore.
If your bank/credit company doesn’t support them, see if you can use your phone instead. I use Apple Pay all the time which has been so much better too. Not having to pull out my wallet and instead just double tap my watch or double tap my phone and look at it.
Are you talking about tap to pay? My credit union, and all of my credit cards don’t use that feature unfortunately. I’ve used Google Pay a few times, but I have privacy concerns with that service.
Yeah that’s it! My credit union doesn’t support it either but I was able to add to Apply Pay anyway.
I get the privacy concerns though. I feel a little safer with it because it further blocks the actual card and the card’s sensitive numbers from prying eyes while out in public. But I can get how you’d feel trusting the corporation, whether it be Apple or Google or Samsung with it in their digital possession.
Coincidentally I trust them in the exact order you listed, from highest trust, to lowest trust.
It’s so funny hearing Americans talk about a feature that has been standard in Canada for almost a decade.
Like, we are usually the ones way behind with Uber and various other similar technology services. So not sure what happened on this one.
All of my wife’s cards have it, and I’d say probably 90% of the POS terminals support it, but somehow none of my cards have the chip. My credit union said they’re working on it, but they’re a tiny little place, so that’s understandable. What I don’t understand is why my Capitol One and Discover cards don’t have them. Maybe they offer it now and I just need to request a new card, but that sounds too much like work.
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I miss just getting an imprint of the embossed lettering with slide-guitar pen and a carbon load.
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Most systems will specify if it’s insufficient funds so they will at least know it was declined for some other reason. As for insufficient funds, I don’t judge (especially in this economy) but most often it’s because they have the money but just need to transfer it between accounts or whatever.
Exactly, everything is broke. You, them, the chip in your card, the card reader, society. Just an average day.
This is that stupid mentality of being judged that makes people spend more than they can afford and get into debt, because “I cannot look poor”
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My Amex platinum got denied at a ritzy area. She just said try inserting and it worked no fuss or anything.
As someone who’s been on both ends, yup.
There’s also the fact that chip readers are shit and might error out a good card anyway.
I love the array of hacks that pros use on order to get that good scan. Cleaning, using a tissue sidecar, many-swipes, etc.
Don’t forgot the classic “turning it off and back on again”