Comment on [deleted]

SpikesOtherDog@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• givesomefucks@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  They don’t even see/touch the card…

  It’s not like the 80s where you hand them the card to swipe.

  source

  • breadsmasher@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    When I visited USA last year, I was dumbfounded that I had to give my card to whoever and they wandered off to charge it. Rather than UK where they bring a card machine to you

    source

    • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      I would 100% follow them to see what they’re doing with my card.

      source

      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        They are putting it in the only credit card machine that they have.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Restaurants do this. That’s pretty normal in the US. For other point of sale machines, like cash registers at a store, you should just be able to tap the card on a machine located next to the register.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • breadsmasher@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Gonna jump over the bar? Easy way to get kicked out

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • coriza@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Then you will “love” to know that they can still charge the card after they have swiped it. I was floored when I noticed it. So you give the card and then they come back with your card and a new bill that has a place for you to write down how much tip you wanna add. You do not give your card again, you just leave the paper in the table and they will add the amount to what they are gonna charge your in your cc. This would not fly in my country, I am actually shocked that cc fraud is not more widespread in the US with how “low security” it all seems. Once I when to buy something and I head forgotten my cc PIN (because now always using contactless pay and such", the person handling the register told me I can skip it, and sure enough, there was an option on the machine to skip entering the PIN. I guess the PIN stuff is new in the US and people are not used to IT so it is not even a red flag to say that you do not know your own PIN and they even have the case built-in in the software. Shocking.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • Donjamos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I’d just not hand them my card

        source

        • -> View More Comments
    • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Places are changing this especially now that tap to pay and Apple Pay/Google Pay/etc are getting more popular.

      source
    • wildcardology@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Luckily credit card skimmers are not yet prevalent in my country.

      source
    • SenatorCollins@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

      source

      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        In the US? Yes it is.

        My expectation at a restaurant is that they’ll take my card and bring it back with a slip to sign. Some places have payment stations at the table, but that’s not very common.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        ?Its very typical at sit-down restaurants, they bring you the check, you write the amount you want to pay (tip), sign, and leave your card on the tray, they bring back your card and a copy of the check.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        No cardboard. No cardboard derivatives…

        source