Apple Watch Users Embracing Apple Pay for Everyday Purchases

[Duane Martin]

Tired of these Wristly reports now. The company exists to hype the Apple Watch and similar platforms for their own benefit...

Yes, only organizations who are openly hostile to everything should be allowed to report on anything. Down with constructive initiatives whose sole aim is to make life better for others!

Or possibly there is room for positive people working toward common good?

 

[Alith]

It's surely more convenient than using your iPhone, but certainly not a reason to buy an Apple Watch.

There is no one big reason to buy an Apple Watch, but once you add up all the little reasons it would be hard to go back.

 

[iBlazed]

Not surprised. I hardly used apple pay before getting the Watch. I use it all the time now. Yesterday I used it at Rite-Aid. I felt so victorious!

 

[alex2792]

Apple Pay on iPhone is a convenient and secure way to make payments without taking a debit or credit card out of your wallet, but you still need to take the smartphone out of your pocket to make a purchase. For that reason, Apple Pay has proven more transformative on Apple Watch, since the device is worn on the wrist and readily available for contactless payments.

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The latest data from research firm Wristly supports that notion, with 80% of the over 1,000 respondents surveyed in the U.S. and U.K. claiming they have used Apple Pay on an Apple Watch at least once. The remaining 20% of respondents indicated they "do not perceive a benefit" to Apple Pay, have security concerns or believe their payment needs are already being met.

Just over half (51%) of respondents described using Apple Pay on the Apple Watch as "magical," an adjective often used by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, while 42% indicated that the service is "convenient." An additional 3% of respondents said Apple Pay is "good," but with some areas of concern, and the remaining 4% of users found Apple Pay "not that useful."

Given the choice, 79% of respondents preferred to use Apple Pay on the Apple Watch and 9% preferred to use the mobile payments service on an iPhone. The survey panel most commonly used Apple Pay for everyday shopping (81%), in addition to recurring services such as Starbucks (60%), bigger purchases (35%), in-app purchases (29%) and other purchases (11%)...

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[Alith]

The Apple watch has its downsides, but the UK already had embraced contactless pay, so my apple watch has just made it even easier to do stuff like that, the last couple of big hold outs is ASDA, which is thanks to Walmart being arseholes in America and pulling the strings. Sainsbury's are introducing contactless pay (FINALLY!!) by the end of the year and we're set.

This. I start using mine when I get on public transport and probably use it up to ten times in an average working day. It sounds like the US got off to a bad start because of a poor contactless infrastructure but in the UK it has hit the ground running. They need to continue to roll it out in the countries that have already embraced contactless fully.

 

[alex2792]

I don't see any point in Apple Pay or any other mobile payment solutions since none of them can really replace my wallet. Until people are able to get some kind of digital driver licenses, SS cards, passports, insurance cards etc. Apple Pay will remain a novelty.

 

[BillyTrimble]

Apple's big contribution with the watch is making it easier for people to spend money. Wow, they really are making the world a better place.

There is NO way an intelligent human being could make such an absurd and ridiculous statement.

Do you have any credit cards? Why would you use them instead of carrying cash or a checkbook? Oh, it's more convenient? Is that why. And do you buy things you normally wouldn't because you use a credit card? Unless you immediately cut up your credit cards as you condemn the watch with such a stupid statement, then you show yourself as a hypocrite. See how easy it is to counter abject stupidity? Do you feel really good right now?

Don't worry. The mods know I'm right but will kick me off for insulting someone who is allowed to express ridiculous statements but not allow a tad of very appropriate personal condemnation. If kicked off, I will be gone for good.

 

[diegogaja]

Why do you get to draw the line?

You gotta draw the line somewhere. Seen the movie Wall-E yet? Once everything becomes convenient as you say, we will be doing next to nothing. Just sayin'

 

[BillyTrimble]

I don't see any point in Apple Pay or any other mobile payment solutions since none of them can really replace my wallet. Until people are able to get some kind of digital driver licenses, SS cards, passports, insurance cards etc. Apple Pay will remain a novelty.

So let's not make improvements and make life easier a little bit at a time. I will always need my wallet. There are some items in there that just can't be reproduced electronically, etc. And a novelty? How absurd. It's a convenience that most intelligent people can appreciate. And I know you are too young to need one, but certain kinds of protection are physical objects often carried in wallets. You'll appreciate that when you grow up.

 

[BillyTrimble]

That's exactly what retailers want you to think. Unless one is uber-disciplined, the easier it is to hand over your money, the more you hand over.

How ridiculous. The same could be said for a credit card. And if you spend more money because it's easier to spend, then blame yourself for being a fool and stop making assumptions about intelligent human beings who buy what they need or want regardless of the form of payment.

 

[alex2792]

So let's not make improvements and make life easier a little bit at a time. I will always need my wallet. There are some items in there that just can't be reproduced electronically, etc. And a novelty? How absurd. It's a convenience that most intelligent people can appreciate. And I know you are too young to need one, but certain kinds of protection are physical objects often carried in wallets. You'll appreciate that when you grow up.

I don't have an Apple Watch since I find smart watches to be utterly pointless, because they still require a phone to be of any use. However, I don't find Apple Pay to be that much easier than swiping a credit card, but that's just me.

 

[vertsix]

There is no one big reason to buy an Apple Watch, but once you add up all the little reasons it would be hard to go back.

Would all those little reasons make spending at least $349 on a device that will be outdated in 2 years worth it?

 

[sulpfiction]

I use it at Whole Food, Petco, Walgreens, Subway, and other places. Not once, repeat not once, has it failed. You seem to have problems the vast majority of us don't have. Ask yourself why. I'm really beginning to believe that most of these bashing posts aren't even close to being grounded in reality but are simply made up from some twisted fantasy of hatred. I feel sorry for those of you who do this.

It works. It works well when it works. I LOVE Apple. No one is trying to bash anything here. But Apple pay is NOT 100% yet. Even retailers that are totally on board w/ pay still have problems. Why is that so insulting to you?

 

[boodle]

I just wear my iPad on my wrist.
No need for a Watch.

 

[RichTF]

I have - Home Depot shows the icon for contactless payment but it's not working at my store. This has been discussed on MR before, apparently Home Depot is "working on" implementing it but in the meantime can't find the menu option in their POS software to turn off the display icon on their terminals. Also one checkout lane at my local grocery consistently ignores devices (my watch & wife's iPhone 6) so we just avoid checkout lane #5 now

Yeah, I've had a couple problems with the contactless terminal, but not the actual Watch, i.e.: the same issues would have applied to my contactless credit card too.

Also, I once had the Starbucks person think I wanted to use the QR code scanner thingy, so they hadn't actually pressed the right button on their till.

I use it daily now though – there are lots of places in the UK that accept contactless payment – and it's reliable, quick, and simple. I can imagine it being a bit less reliable on the iPhone, simply because you might not tap the TouchID scanner properly if you're in a rush, so I'm glad I have my Watch.

 

[patjem]

See now that's cool s**t right there.

thanks

 

[Yojimbo007]

ApplePay on AppleWatch is a pure joy to use!
Absolutely love it !

 

[diegogaja]

You seem quite familiar with Apple's Watch stragety and business plan. Care to elaborate on where you are drawing your information from?

I wonder if apple watch owners will be compelled to upgrade next year when they release the new apple watch like they do with their iPhones. Should be interesting what Apple does. If they release an apple watch with a camera and a better battery, I wonder how many will upgrade.

 

[PotatoLeekSoup]

Maybe that's why TouchID only works once every 10 times; so Apple can make me buy their watch.

I only noticed this the other day, but Touch ID used to be hit-or-miss with me at the beginning, yet now it unlocks immediately 98% of the time. Nearly perfect. My hands have to be sweaty from exercise or extremely dry for it to fail.

 

[lionsy]

Yeah, I've had a couple problems with the contactless terminal, but not the actual Watch, i.e.: the same issues would have applied to my contactless credit card too.

Also, I once had the Starbucks person think I wanted to use the QR code scanner thingy, so they hadn't actually pressed the right button on their till.

I use it daily now though – there are lots of places in the UK that accept contactless payment – and it's reliable, quick, and simple. I can imagine it being a bit less reliable on the iPhone, simply because you might not tap the TouchID scanner properly if you're in a rush, so I'm glad I have my Watch.

I've started just saying "Can I pay by card, please" since some old lady was confused at Marks & Sparks one time

 

[DirtySocks85]

Apple Pay with my iPhone 6 is "cool", Apple Pay with my Apple Watch is genuinely convenient. I double tap a button on my watch, hold it over the reader, and I'm done. When it becomes more widely adopted it will be my default method of payment. Right now I currently use it every time I go to Petco, Panera, McDonald's, Walgreens and Trader Joe's.

 

[hiroden]

We have all of the infrastructure ready to go. 98% of all the terminals I've seen are NFC capable. I tap my card everywhere.

I wonder who has their heels dug in on roll out here, the banks or Apple. The deal isn't going through fast enough IMO.

Probably on the associated transaction fee... Maybe Apple will announce something at the September press conference.

 

[SSDGUY]

How ridiculous. The same could be said for a credit card. And if you spend more money because it's easier to spend, then blame yourself for being a fool and stop making assumptions about intelligent human beings who buy what they need or want regardless of the form of payment.

Not making assumptions about intelligence here. Credit card companies know a ton about human psychology and the fact that, on average, the less tactile a purchase is, the more detached people are from the actual dollars being added to their CC account. This results in spending more, which is exactly what makes CC co's money.

 

[lionsy]

Apple Pay with my iPhone 6 is "cool", Apple Pay with my Apple Watch is genuinely convenient. I double tap a button on my watch, hold it over the reader, and I'm done. When it becomes more widely adopted it will be my default method of payment. Right now I currently use it every time I go to Petco, Panera, McDonald's, Walgreens and Trader Joe's.

Ohhhh trust us from across the pond in the UK, most of our terminals were already contactless-enabled, it's truly a delight to be able to have something on your wrist be your main method of purchase.

 

[PotatoLeekSoup]

"Blow money on yet more things"??? The beauty of this statement is that it's so stupid and absurd as to make you look very bad. I actually think that you believe that having apple pay makes me spend money I wouldn't have normally spent just to use apple pay, whether on the watch or iPhone.

Yes, you're correct. I really didn't want that $4000 new tv, but I bought it just so I could use apple pay on my watch.
But the meat, produce, etc that I get at Whole Food and the prescriptions I pick up at Walgreens are the exact same products I would get if I used a credit card.

And the "fact" that's it's marginally useful to you doesn't mean it isn't very useful to me. Why do you think you can speak for me?

What is wrong with your people? Why do you make up absurdities in order to justify your stupid and blind hatred? Don't you realize you only demean and denigrate yourselves in the process. You certainly don't impress the intelligent participants here.

I think he's going through some early 20s anti-consumerist phase. I did that once. I'm not capricious in my spending, but I get enjoyment from buying stuff. Getting paid more helps. Sosumi.