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I'm a sucker for PayPal. Most of the time it's 2-3 clicks when I want to buy something off of a random website, worst case is I have to login again. Compare t

I'm a sucker for PayPal. Most of the time it's 2-3 clicks when I want to buy something off of a random website, worst case is I have to login again. Compare that to reaching out for your credit card and putting in your info. Plus you'd have to trust them now with your CC data.

literallycancer 9y ago
>Plus you'd have to trust them now with your CC data. This is a failure of the CC provider, not that the customer cares. If you use something like 3D secure, you don't have to worry about the merchant misusing your data.
- icebraining 9y ago
  Don't underestimate laziness; I've given up on buying stuff just to avoid getting up from the couch or bed to get my phone :D It also made purchases with the company CC annoying - couldn't buy anything when the boss was in a meeting.
- romaniv 9y ago
  Last time I read about it, using 3D Secure changed your liability agreement with the credit card provider. Not to mention that its implementation is a confusing mess that bounces you between badly designed websites with questionable security.
mf2hd 9y ago
Exactly this. I just don't want to get up, find my wallet, enter the card number, choose the expiration date from a select, enter the CVV, hit submit, and after all this there is a chance it's not going to work, who knows why, I don't even care. I don't like paypal, but it's really convenient.
- joering2 9y ago
  Is your browser so out of date or you dont like storing your cc info? As much as i remember few years ago chrome asked me already if i want to save the cc card i entered into the form for future use.
  - Kluny 9y ago
    It still won't store the cvc, and plenty of sites do weird idiosyncratic labels on their forms that break the autocomplete.
    - ChristianGeek 9y ago
      I use my credit card online so often that I have the card number, expiration date, and CVC memorized.
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treis 9y ago
With Chrome autocomplete it's even faster to put in my own CC.
tomcam 9y ago
Same here, plus a consistent and searchable email record.

literallycancer 9y ago

>Plus you'd have to trust them now with your CC data. This is a failure of the CC provider, not that the customer cares. If you use something like 3D secure, you don't have to worry about the merchant misusing your data.

icebraining 9y ago
Don't underestimate laziness; I've given up on buying stuff just to avoid getting up from the couch or bed to get my phone :D It also made purchases with the company CC annoying - couldn't buy anything when the boss was in a meeting.
romaniv 9y ago
Last time I read about it, using 3D Secure changed your liability agreement with the credit card provider. Not to mention that its implementation is a confusing mess that bounces you between badly designed websites with questionable security.

mf2hd 9y ago

Exactly this. I just don't want to get up, find my wallet, enter the card number, choose the expiration date from a select, enter the CVV, hit submit, and after all this there is a chance it's not going to work, who knows why, I don't even care. I don't like paypal, but it's really convenient.

joering2 9y ago
Is your browser so out of date or you dont like storing your cc info? As much as i remember few years ago chrome asked me already if i want to save the cc card i entered into the form for future use.
- Kluny 9y ago
  It still won't store the cvc, and plenty of sites do weird idiosyncratic labels on their forms that break the autocomplete.
  - ChristianGeek 9y ago
    I use my credit card online so often that I have the card number, expiration date, and CVC memorized.
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treis 9y ago

With Chrome autocomplete it's even faster to put in my own CC.

tomcam 9y ago

Same here, plus a consistent and searchable email record.