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A credit card imprinting machine [1], and paper records of inventory change that can be uploaded afterwards. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7wutgAlNHk ht
by gpm 5y ago
A credit card imprinting machine [1], and paper records of inventory change that can be uploaded afterwards.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7wutgAlNHk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7wutgAlNHk
A few years ago, during a power outage, a stores clerk actually used one of these for/on me. I was pretty shocked ;)
- ceejayoz 5y agoMost of my cards don’t have embossed numbers these days.
- gpm 5y agoStrange, I think all credit (not debit) cards here do. Might be regional.
- kzrdude 5y agoIn sweden they don't - at least not on the debit cards, which are common. They also just removed the holder's signature field too, nobody ever uses that (it's authenticated with pin + optional ID).
- wrycoder 5y agoI'm in the US - my latest Mastercard has chip and stripe, but no embossing. The number, exp, and cvv are all on the backside.
- reaperducer 5y agoThe embossing is a convenience. The clerk writes the number in the space provided if there is no embossed number. They did the same thing in the 70's if your card was worn down. This is a solved problem.