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Several major retailers, including WalMart, Kroger (and their dozens of grocery brands like Ralph’s, QFC, Harris Teeter), Lowes and Home Depot still don’t take

Several major retailers, including WalMart, Kroger (and their dozens of grocery brands like Ralph’s, QFC, Harris Teeter), Lowes and Home Depot still don’t take Apple Pay (or any form of tap to pay). Obnoxious and thought they would have given in by now.

ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
That sounds like the same retailers (I know WalMart was behind it). Wendy's also doesn't take it. I think that CVS used to reject it, but they have been taking it for at least the last couple of years. I use ApplePay for everything. It is starting to become stupid to reject it. Even the smallest mom-and-pop places I go, now take ApplePay. It's built into the processors. I think they have to consciously turn it off. Last time I got a haircut, I used it. They didn't even know they took it.
stephen_g 4y ago
That’s crazy. I can’t even fathom that, given that here in Australia tap to pay was almost universally supported before Apple Pay was even announced, an now swiping your card has been phased out for years, because literally everywhere has supported contactless and chip+pin for so long. So you can pay with ApplePay basically everywhere. You even see buskers now with Square readers!
- ChoGGi 4y ago
  The Lowe's and home depots around me all let you tap with a credit card, could just be where parent is?
  - ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
    I don't usually use tap & pay; just ApplePay or Chip card. They don't take ApplePay. Don't know about other services.
  - sgerenser 4y ago
    You sure? I didn’t think it’s possible to accept card based NFC payments (tap to pay) but not accept phone based NFC payment (Apple/Google pay). AFAIK all lowes and Home Depot stores do NOT accept Apple Pay. A quick Google search confirms it, although the sources are admittedly a bit spammy: “Unfortunately, Lowe's does not accept Apple Pay as an option for payment at any of its 2,200 locations around the continental United States nor online. The core reason why Lowe's doesn't take Apple Pay is simply that they do not have the core NFC payment infrastructure to make this possible.” https://www.gotechtor.com/does-lowes-take-apple-pay/ https://www.gotechtor.com/does-lowes-take-apple-pay/
    - ChoGGi 4y ago
      Sorry I meant Rona and home Depot. Lowe's owns Rona so I get confused about the two :)

ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago

That sounds like the same retailers (I know WalMart was behind it). Wendy's also doesn't take it. I think that CVS used to reject it, but they have been taking it for at least the last couple of years. I use ApplePay for everything. It is starting to become stupid to reject it. Even the smallest mom-and-pop places I go, now take ApplePay. It's built into the processors. I think they have to consciously turn it off. Last time I got a haircut, I used it. They didn't even know they took it.

stephen_g 4y ago

That’s crazy. I can’t even fathom that, given that here in Australia tap to pay was almost universally supported before Apple Pay was even announced, an now swiping your card has been phased out for years, because literally everywhere has supported contactless and chip+pin for so long. So you can pay with ApplePay basically everywhere. You even see buskers now with Square readers!

ChoGGi 4y ago
The Lowe's and home depots around me all let you tap with a credit card, could just be where parent is?
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
  I don't usually use tap & pay; just ApplePay or Chip card. They don't take ApplePay. Don't know about other services.
- sgerenser 4y ago
  You sure? I didn’t think it’s possible to accept card based NFC payments (tap to pay) but not accept phone based NFC payment (Apple/Google pay). AFAIK all lowes and Home Depot stores do NOT accept Apple Pay. A quick Google search confirms it, although the sources are admittedly a bit spammy: “Unfortunately, Lowe's does not accept Apple Pay as an option for payment at any of its 2,200 locations around the continental United States nor online. The core reason why Lowe's doesn't take Apple Pay is simply that they do not have the core NFC payment infrastructure to make this possible.” https://www.gotechtor.com/does-lowes-take-apple-pay/ https://www.gotechtor.com/does-lowes-take-apple-pay/
  - ChoGGi 4y ago
    Sorry I meant Rona and home Depot. Lowe's owns Rona so I get confused about the two :)