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If I recall correctly, if you have a valid payment method, they have to accept it. So, if the terminal is "broken", thought luck for them, it's free. That has b

• wildrhythms 4y ago
  In my experience when the terminal is 'broken' I say "ah shucks I don't have any cash" and they turn back to the terminal which is suddenly working again and, perhaps begrudgingly, accept my contactless payment. I live in a big city and routinely visit a restaurant that does this every time. You'd think they would recognize a regular and quit with the bullshit but nope.
  • slowmotiony 4y ago
    This is exactly my experience every time. My wife is always annoyed at me when we eat out and I insist on using a card, but it's too amusing for me to watch the entire staff struggle around - as if a client with a credit card is some crazy situation they've never encountered before in the center of Munich.
    • pjmlp 4y ago
      Which is why many places actually assert that they don't take cards before taking any requests. At least it is common in NRW to do so.