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Physical businesses need to think about this too. Too many seem to assume every customer is tech-savvy and equipped with an iPhone. Should you assume all your
by smelendez 1y ago
Physical businesses need to think about this too. Too many seem to assume every customer is tech-savvy and equipped with an iPhone.
Should you assume all your customers have smartphones? Smartphones with internet connections? Working cameras? Zelle? Venmo? Facebook? WhatsApp? Uncracked screens (for displaying QR codes to be scanned)? The ability to install an app?
I recently bought a snack from a pop-up food vendor who could only accept Venmo, which luckily I have, or exact cash, since he didn't have change. I'm pretty sure he only told me this after he handed me my food. I know lots of people who don't have Venmo—some don't want it because they see it as a security risk, some have had their accounts banned, some just never used it and probably don't want to set it up in a hurry while buying lunch.
I also recently stayed at a rural motel that mentioned in the confirmation email that the front desk isn't staffed 24/7, so if you need to check in after hours, you have to call the on-call attendant. Since cell service is apparently spotty there (though mine worked fine), they included the Wi-Fi password so you could call via Wi-Fi. There were also no room phones, so if the Wi-Fi goes out after hours, guests are potentially incommunicado, which sounds like the basis of a mystery novel.
- unsnap_biceps 1y agoI live in a pretty remote community, but we have a weekly farmer's market during the summer. A few years back, one of the vendors evidently ran some sort of scam on Venmo and Venmo banned everyone that bought anything from the vendor. Practically like a quarter of our community is banned which is a huge issue for other vendors that show up now that only support Venmo.
- no_wizard 1y agoI’m surprised, mostly because I don’t understand the logic of only taking Venmo and nothing else. The company isn’t well known for great customer service and can be quite hostile to helping with fraudulent transactions (to the point of this, they banned the end users who got scammed, not just the scammer. I also wonder if they were made whole). Seems like a bad idea to me. Even Square with Cash App support would be better