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Rant: that chip reader at my usual cafe got me twice this week
I stopped at the same coffee spot in Portland on Monday and again on Wednesday, both times the chip reader failed mid-payment. First time the screen froze on "authorizing" and I stood there like an idiot with my card in, then it double charged me $11.60. Second time it just beeped and gave me no receipt, so I had to call my bank to dispute it. I know contactless is supposed to avoid this whole dance, but the reader there won't even take tap. Has anyone else had a local merchant with a finicky terminal that keeps messing up charges? It makes me want to just carry cash again.
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the_lucas1mo ago
The taco truck near my work has the same problem, their reader beeps like it worked but then nothing shows up. I got hit with a pending charge that took four days to drop off last month, so now I just bring cash there too. It is honestly less stressful than standing there refreshing my bank app.
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