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firemonkey
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06 Sep 2017, 7:38 am

I have never used one of those card readers to pay for a transaction. I wouldn't have a clue how to do it. I'm really phobic about it,( as I am also anything that is self service) . What if I put the card in wrong and hold people up. I would annoy people and people would think I was stupid.



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06 Sep 2017, 7:40 am

firemonkey wrote:
What if I put the card in wrong and hold people up. I would annoy people and people would think I was stupid.
Actually, you'd be just like any other overscheduled soccer mom.


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10 Sep 2017, 8:44 pm

It's pretty common for people to take a while when using those sometimes. I use em all the time but it still takes me a while sometimes because differnt readers work different ways. Sometimes I have to sign & sometimes I don't, sometimes I use the chip readers & sometimes the machine doesn't have one, sometimes it has one but it's not activated, other times the machine requires me to use the chip & then scan with my card for everyone that has a chip.


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