Credit card surcharging in the USA.
Dec 28, 2023, 2:10 am
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Credit card surcharging in the USA.
I was watching YouTube and found a video talking about Walmart's new EV charging network:
Based on the photos of the one station in TX that the creator talks about, it seems that Walmart is still heavily encouraging use of their app (i.e. by offering free charging if you use it):
Presumably there's another way to activate them if you don't want to use their app, but it's not immediately obvious how (maybe another app?) Unfortunately, this doesn't help with the impression that Walmart never wants to support NFC in any form.
Based on the photos of the one station in TX that the creator talks about, it seems that Walmart is still heavily encouraging use of their app (i.e. by offering free charging if you use it):
Presumably there's another way to activate them if you don't want to use their app, but it's not immediately obvious how (maybe another app?) Unfortunately, this doesn't help with the impression that Walmart never wants to support NFC in any form.
Jan 2, 2024, 4:02 pm
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I was watching YouTube and found a video talking about Walmart's new EV charging network:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0cBSYQK-0Y
Based on the photos of the one station in TX that the creator talks about, it seems that Walmart is still heavily encouraging use of their app (i.e. by offering free charging if you use it):
Presumably there's another way to activate them if you don't want to use their app, but it's not immediately obvious how (maybe another app?) Unfortunately, this doesn't help with the impression that Walmart never wants to support NFC in any form.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0cBSYQK-0Y
Based on the photos of the one station in TX that the creator talks about, it seems that Walmart is still heavily encouraging use of their app (i.e. by offering free charging if you use it):
Presumably there's another way to activate them if you don't want to use their app, but it's not immediately obvious how (maybe another app?) Unfortunately, this doesn't help with the impression that Walmart never wants to support NFC in any form.
That being said, I feel like contactless is definitely here to stay. Just at an Einstein bagels, both PIN pads had the chip and swipe slots taped over, and they put a handwritten sign saying "Tap ONLY!" First time in my life seeing THIS!
Jan 2, 2024, 4:25 pm
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Of course Walmart EV Chargers would only accept Walmart Pay. Of course!
That being said, I feel like contactless is definitely here to stay. Just at an Einstein bagels, both PIN pads had the chip and swipe slots taped over, and they put a handwritten sign saying "Tap ONLY!" First time in my life seeing THIS!
That being said, I feel like contactless is definitely here to stay. Just at an Einstein bagels, both PIN pads had the chip and swipe slots taped over, and they put a handwritten sign saying "Tap ONLY!" First time in my life seeing THIS!
* Though they may want to anyway given that the industry seems to be moving towards 350 kW+ models to enable charging at speeds close to how long it takes to fill up a gasoline/diesel car.
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Jan 3, 2024, 11:44 am
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I’ve been to a couple Walmart locations recently where the chip reader isn’t working. It will error every time even trying different cards. It usually lets you swipe after it errors 3 times in a row but there have also been skimmers at Walmart self checkouts lately, so I definitely wasn’t doing that.
Jan 3, 2024, 12:22 pm
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I’ve been to a couple Walmart locations recently where the chip reader isn’t working. It will error every time even trying different cards. It usually lets you swipe after it errors 3 times in a row but there have also been skimmers at Walmart self checkouts lately, so I definitely wasn’t doing that.
Jan 3, 2024, 2:25 pm
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Credit card surcharging in the USA.
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Jan 3, 2024, 4:09 pm
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Assesssed 3% today by auto mechanic and locksmith. Completely off the rails now. This will do more to kill credit card use than anything else.
wonder what will happen when IRS calculates increased loss due to tax evasion from unreported cash payments?
wonder what will happen when IRS calculates increased loss due to tax evasion from unreported cash payments?
Jan 3, 2024, 4:18 pm
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While there is definitely tax evasion going on, I don't think it'll be that much more if everyone goes back to cash. After all, a lot of the places that traditionally didn't take cards in the past (e.g. tradespeople) were/are still fine with other payment methods that have a paper trail (e.g. checks).
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In most cases, the places I see surcharging now were cash only previously. The few places which have historically accepted cards but later imposed a surcharge are for the most part sit down restaurants.
Jan 3, 2024, 5:39 pm
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Only 1 restaurant in the 100s I’ve visited the past year and they always had a surchaege
Jan 3, 2024, 6:34 pm
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i love my mechanic and will use a check if needed. I already use cash for the dry cleaners who only do cash & check!
Jan 3, 2024, 6:39 pm
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In many/most states, passing bad checks is a criminal offense, so I suspect that'll dissuade most. Some businesses also have other options for collection (such as property liens in the case of tradespeople), even if it takes a while to see anything from those.
Failing that, some of the higher risk businesses will probably go to requiring cashier's checks or money orders before ending CC surcharging.
Failing that, some of the higher risk businesses will probably go to requiring cashier's checks or money orders before ending CC surcharging.
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Of course Walmart EV Chargers would only accept Walmart Pay. Of course!
That being said, I feel like contactless is definitely here to stay. Just at an Einstein bagels, both PIN pads had the chip and swipe slots taped over, and they put a handwritten sign saying "Tap ONLY!" First time in my life seeing THIS!
That being said, I feel like contactless is definitely here to stay. Just at an Einstein bagels, both PIN pads had the chip and swipe slots taped over, and they put a handwritten sign saying "Tap ONLY!" First time in my life seeing THIS!
I quit using Wal Mart Pay due to the receipt check issue at the exit. While I do not submit to the receipt check unless I have unbagged merchandise in accordance with Wal Mart policy (policy being only transactions with unbagged merchandise are subject to receipt check), I do like to have a paper receipt and there is no way I am handing my phone to the Wal Mart door greeter to figure out the receipt on the app.