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That's true, especially if you have someone with a chip card who, out of habit, first tries swiping it. It takes him awhile to realize the swipe didn't work and
by xirdstl 10y ago
That's true, especially if you have someone with a chip card who, out of habit, first tries swiping it. It takes him awhile to realize the swipe didn't work and that the reader is prompting him to insert the card into the chip reader.
That "someone" is me, by the way.
- bobwaycott 10y agoI am also that someone, as well as the someone who further slows lines down doing the reverse—expecting the chip reader to work, inserting my card, only to be told by the cashier (after waiting for a few moments with nothing happening, of course), "Oh, that thing doesn't work. I don't even know why it's there. Just swipe it."
- stephenhuey 10y agoThis is so true. It's an annoying guessing game during this transition period.
- swang 10y agoThe first time I used a chip reader I kept pulling the card out because I just assumed it was like a swipe. The guy at the till didn't seem too pleased when I kept canceling the transaction.