garys_2kPremium
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI Reviews:
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·Callcentric
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Re: A good reminder for all... said by rcdailey:There was a time long past when I allowed a server to take my card away to be processed. I have not done that any time lately.
What do you do when they come back to take the check and your card? |
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 PentangleWith our thoughts we make the world.Premium
join:2006-06-01
Vancouver BC
kudos:2 | Most decent restaurants now have portable card readers. They just bring them to your table and wait while you punch in your pin. |
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garys_2kPremium
join:2004-05-07
Farmington, MI | Is that something you have to ask for? I've never had that option presented to me, even at really nice places. |
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 rcdaileyDragoonflyPremium
join:2005-03-29
Rialto, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to garys_2k
I always take the check to the cashier and pay there, but I don't eat at those high-class restaurants that let you put your card into a pocket inside a leather-bound folder that also holds the check. Those are also the places where this kind of scam has sometimes taken place.
BTW, I noticed the comment about portable card readers, and I'm sure they now have those at high-class restaurants, too.
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PentangleWith our thoughts we make the world.Premium
join:2006-06-01
Vancouver BC
kudos:2 | reply to garys_2k
Most restaurants in Vancouver have them. For the very few that don't, you have to go up to the cash register to process your bill. I haven't let a server walk away with my credit card in ages. |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to rcdailey
said by rcdailey:I always take the check to the cashier and pay there, but I don't eat at those high-class restaurants that let you put your card into a pocket inside a leather-bound folder that also holds the check.
high-class restaurants??
You mean like Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse??
Those all have the leather-bound folders and are hardly what I would call high-class. They are strictly middle-class restaurants.
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 DownTheShoreHelp Moore OklahomaPremium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
kudos:12
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to Pentangle
said by Pentangle:Most decent restaurants now have portable card readers. They just bring them to your table and wait while you punch in your pin.
I've never seen that around here. |
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 jaykaykay4 Ever YoungPremium,MVM
join:2000-04-13
Scottsdale, AZ
kudos:22 | reply to rcdailey
said by rcdailey:
BTW, I noticed the comment about portable card readers, and I'm sure they now have those at high-class restaurants, too.
Not only are those kind of readers in restaurants, but they also exist on persons just walking the mall. Although the kind of readers I am talking about in this case is one that can grab card info even while you stroll...from a pocket or purse, etc. It's a dangerous place out there today. |
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| reply to Pentangle
said by Pentangle:Most decent restaurants now have portable card readers. They just bring them to your table and wait while you punch in your pin.
That's only for Chip & Pin cards (C&P) - basically just in Canada & Europe right now, but coming to credit cards everywhere eventually.
Just be aware that there are ways around the PIN if your card is lost/stolen. Even though my C&P card was not stolen I have gotten authorization using an invalid PIN for $15k on my card. And there are other ways around C&P technology - see research from University of Cambridge in England for details. |
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