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Re:Coin by saryant on Thursday November 14, 2013 @11:51PM (#6737800)
I keep hearing this but I spent six months in Europe and the only place that wouldn't take my swipe card was SNCF ticket kiosks. Wasn't a problem anywhere else.
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Re:Coin by rsynnott on Friday November 15, 2013 @06:25AM (#6738842)
It varies a lot by country. In Ireland, for instance, POS terminals deployed in the last five years or so in smaller shops typically don't have a swipe reader at all, and even where a swipe reader is available, the company may have a policy of not accepting swipe cards.
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Re:Coin by vidarh on Friday November 15, 2013 @06:01AM (#6738761)
Europe is a big place, with around 50 countries... 6 months won't begin to scratch the surface.
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