Originally Posted by
ChurningAP
I wait until after the total has been locked in for that situation - once they get the total from me and I confirm the amount via pin pad I say, "I'd like to split it on separate debit cards" and then say the amount for the first card. They key that in and then I swipe.
YMMV so tread lightly. It's possible some cards auto-drain, but I'm not really certain about that.
have you actually tried this with Ally yet? Or are you just speaking from experience with something like Discover?
Because the process with Ally is much more involved. There’s multiple screens I have to click through on the keypad (do you want cashback, verify your phone number, do you want marketing emails, verify the total, etc) before finally it shows me a total on the keypad itself (this is when I’m told to swipe). This is different from Discover where I never see a total on the keypad itself, I only ever see it on the POS itself (where it says stuff like my total owed, processing, approved, etc). Sorry if that’s confusing.