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My girlfriend's family wanted to rent bikes at Blazing Saddles in SF and the cashiers there threw a big fit when they realized her card wasn't imprintable. The
by bsimpson 13y ago
My girlfriend's family wanted to rent bikes at Blazing Saddles in SF and the cashiers there threw a big fit when they realized her card wasn't imprintable. They wouldn't photocopy it or write the number down, they just flat-out declined the business.
- rfnslyr 13y agoTheir loss really.
- baddox 13y agoIt's both parties' loss.
- lnanek2 13y agoTheir loss of possibly getting chargebacked? Seems like a benefit.
- lawnchair_larry 13y agoNo, their loss of the sale, obviously.
- lambda 13y agoEveryone loses in this case. The card is supposed to facilitate a transaction and it failed to do so; the shop went without their money, the family went without their bikes, and all of the various financial institutions went without their cut. Which is why the poster above is warning about this; if there will be merchants out there who won't accept it, it's pretty much DOA as you can't replace all the cards in your wallet with it.
- read 13y agoThat's partly what makes this idea such a great bet. It's a positive sign Coin evokes such magnitude of excitement and disbelief.
- simonrobb 13y agoI recently used a temporary travel card at Blazing Saddles, and that wasn't imprintable but they didn't make any note of it. They may have changed their policies.
- kerneis 13y agoOff-topic, but they should have gone to http://thebikehut.org/ http://thebikehut.org/ : the guys are lovely, the bikes are great, and you only need to give your name and passport number (that they don't even check) before renting a bike. That's right, no deposit. I paid by cash when I brought the bike back at the end of the day. Amazing trust.