Originally Posted by
3ZeroT
I frequently encounter Vanillas that always decline on the first swipe, but the 2nd always goes through, as if it's some half-assed attempt at a fraud block. But I've never had one (that is otherwise activated) permanently decline where I had to call in.
But that could be due to what I posted in the 'MOs @ WM' thread:
Eh, could any of the swiping issues be as a result of the card readers?
I have 8 branches around me regionally, 4 primary ones, and 4 more in each extended direction. All have the new readers in the SCOs and I believe most reg checkouts, but all 8 still have the REALLY OLD card readers at the MCs. Some are so bad I have to hold the reader up with one hand and swipe with the other. When attempting single swipes for BP or MO, I swipe and NOTHING HAPPENS. The second swipe usually works, but sometimes it takes a third. I keep telling the cashiers these readers are getting really old and are falling apart.