Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything
by praneshp on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @12:51PM
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At least in the five years that I've been in America, the credit card workflow is almost never like that. It's more like
- Total amt
- (After deciding which card is best) Get card out
- Swipe, but piece of shit card reader complains, so retry. Or insert chip, then the piece of shit card reader makes the same sound for "wait" and "remove", sometimes cauing confusion.
- Wait for piece of shit card reader to show up signature bar (or less commonly the cashier has to print out a receipt and have you sign it)
- Done.
I love credit card rewards though, but I'm not sure if it's a zero-sum game.
- Total amt
- (After deciding which card is best) Get card out
- Swipe, but piece of shit card reader complains, so retry. Or insert chip, then the piece of shit card reader makes the same sound for "wait" and "remove", sometimes cauing confusion.
- Wait for piece of shit card reader to show up signature bar (or less commonly the cashier has to print out a receipt and have you sign it)
- Done.
I love credit card rewards though, but I'm not sure if it's a zero-sum game.