The dumb thing is they have the tech to do it - when they rolled out their new chip readers several years ago, I was in a store where they had accidentally left

The dumb thing is they have the tech to do it - when they rolled out their new chip readers several years ago, I was in a store where they had accidentally left the contactless reader on for a day or two, and was able to use ApplePay. Next time I went back the reader just feigned ignorance.