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> Now with cards, why is the payment terminal not brought over at once? Is it not? Is that another US thing? In my experience in Europe, every waiter either h
by franga2000 2y ago
> Now with cards, why is the payment terminal not brought over at once?
Is it not? Is that another US thing?
In my experience in Europe, every waiter either has a card terminal with them or grabs one from the counter on their way to you. Smaller places might ask you to step to the counter if they only have one stationary terminal, but still, no waiting or handing your card to the waiter (!?!?) is involved.
- AlotOfReading 2y agoDepends on the restaurant, but no. The way it traditionally works is they'll bring you a little notebook with the receipt that you put your card in. The waiter picks it up, walks over to a terminal, and does the transaction before bringing you the card and true receipts. That's slowly going away though.