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Old Sep 7, 2013 | 7:11 am
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Originally Posted by JEFFJAGUAR
Is this true? It was my understanding that if you try to use a chipped card in a pos terminal equipped for chip, the transaction will not go through.
Cannot comment on every terminal, but I have never experienced this anywhere. I have one amex card with a chip that does not scan sometimes and swipes fine.

Many restaurants still swipe cards away from the table, and there seems to be no issue with them.
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