 PentangleWith our thoughts we make the world.Premium
join:2006-06-01
Vancouver BC
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Re: A good reminder for all... 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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PentangleWith our thoughts we make the world.Premium
join:2006-06-01
Vancouver BC
kudos:2 | 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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 DownTheShoreHelp Moore OklahomaPremium
join:2003-12-02
Beautiful NJ
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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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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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