Post your receipt of your 1st EMV based transaction in the US
Feb 19, 2014, 9:45 pm
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Went back to Albertson's again and tried to use my EMV-enabled card. Got "Card Read Error" first couple of times I swiped, then I inserted it into the slot. Nothing was on the screen after a few seconds, so I removed it. It said "Transaction Cancelled" briefly before it told me to swipe again. Swiped and it worked fine. I'm going to guess it's not active there yet even though the slot's lit up.
Mar 5, 2014, 9:27 pm
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My current theory is that businesses that take contactless are more likely to take EMV as well (though nowhere near guaranteed). Mastercard has a locator tool over at http://www.mastercard.com/contactless/index.html that may help. 
Mar 16, 2014, 9:41 pm
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New liquor store near where I live (with the Citi HHonors Signature Visa):
receipt by lordsutch, on Flickr
Swiped the card and the FirstData terminal (which looked like the ones in kebosabi's first post, including contactless and a EMV slot) said "insert or tap card." Put card in slot, and it went through, much to the fascination of the clerk.
Also used it at a Walmart checkout with a slot, but when I swiped the card there the terminal didn't insist I stick it in the slot, so presumably the slot wasn't active or Walmart has programmed the terminal not to force use of the chip.
receipt by lordsutch, on Flickr
Swiped the card and the FirstData terminal (which looked like the ones in kebosabi's first post, including contactless and a EMV slot) said "insert or tap card." Put card in slot, and it went through, much to the fascination of the clerk.
Also used it at a Walmart checkout with a slot, but when I swiped the card there the terminal didn't insist I stick it in the slot, so presumably the slot wasn't active or Walmart has programmed the terminal not to force use of the chip.
Last edited by lordsutch; Mar 16, 2014 at 9:44 pm Reason: clarification
Mar 19, 2014, 7:24 pm
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Mar 19, 2014, 8:49 pm
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Apr 2, 2014, 2:34 pm
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AMEX Everyday Preferred Chip/Sig Receipt
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Apr 3, 2014, 6:42 pm
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I've used one of those First Data terminals as shown in this thread with my Canadian Chip & (Offline) PIN card... the receipt looks the same as those posted with it additionally saying 'PIN Verified' at the bottom.
Apr 23, 2014, 10:20 pm
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EMV is enabled at what I refer to as the nice Walmart here in Missoula, MT (the one where the staff aren't aholes..., on Brooks street if you're ever in Missoula). I didn't try self-checkout though. According to a friend there, they got instructions on their clock-in slip yesterday for how to run EMV transactions.
The big Walmart Supercenter ran by some of the rudest, most arrogant people I have ever had the misfortune of encountering does NOT have EMV enabled.
The big Walmart Supercenter ran by some of the rudest, most arrogant people I have ever had the misfortune of encountering does NOT have EMV enabled.
Apr 25, 2014, 10:34 am
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Now, my next test is to try a self-checkout purchase and see if they're chip enabled too... maybe tomorrow.
Apr 25, 2014, 12:48 pm
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Nah. If you're a frugal living millennial like most of us in our generation, we buy at the cheapest place possible. Getting finances in order is part of our generations' specialty thanks to student loan debt and a crappy job market. I go from anywhere from Trader Joes to Dollar General, from Gerson's to 99 cents store, from Bristol Farms to Food 4 Less. 
If there was a Wal-Mart near my place, I'd go there often too. There are three Wal-Marts in my area, but all three of them are a bit too far off from my usual sphere of activity areas. My closest one is a Ralphs (3 of them in a five mile radius) and a Costco.
If there was a Wal-Mart near my place, I'd go there often too. There are three Wal-Marts in my area, but all three of them are a bit too far off from my usual sphere of activity areas. My closest one is a Ralphs (3 of them in a five mile radius) and a Costco.
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Apr 26, 2014, 2:45 am
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Nah. If you're a frugal living millennial like most of us in our generation, we buy at the cheapest place possible. Getting finances in order is part of our generations' specialty thanks to student loan debt and a crappy job market. I go from anywhere from Trader Joes to Dollar General, from Gerson's to 99 cents store, from Bristol Farms to Food 4 Less.
If there was a Wal-Mart near my place, I'd go there often too. There are three Wal-Marts in my area, but all three of them are a bit too far off from my usual sphere of activity areas. My closest one is a Ralphs (3 of them in a five mile radius) and a Costco.
If there was a Wal-Mart near my place, I'd go there often too. There are three Wal-Marts in my area, but all three of them are a bit too far off from my usual sphere of activity areas. My closest one is a Ralphs (3 of them in a five mile radius) and a Costco.
May 2, 2014, 8:53 pm
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Wal-Mart in New Castle Delaware *just* turned on EMV. I was there a few days ago and it didn't work. Today I swiped and it told me to insert.
This was at the self-checkout with B/W terminals. I didn't even know they had a card slot. It's not obvious. I had to lean down a bit to see where to put the card.
This is far from a tourist area.
This was at the self-checkout with B/W terminals. I didn't even know they had a card slot. It's not obvious. I had to lean down a bit to see where to put the card.
This is far from a tourist area.