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CVS Launches Barcode-Based 'CVS Pay' in Lieu of Apple Pay
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Actually, they supported Apple Pay for about a month when it first launched in the U.S., as I recall. Then they turned NFC off on all their POS units. They're the only major U.S. mega pharmacy chain that refuses to support NFC payments now. Idiots.
You do know that CVS now operates what were formerly Target-owned pharmacies, right?
I'm talking about the drugstore part, not the pharmacy. Shampoo is expensive there.
Not trying to start anything but do I see a double standard here about the plugs? Staff can but members can't. Got it! Not that I really care but is something I noticed.
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Walgreens is so much better than CVS. I went to cvs cuz my friend wanted to go and I was talking **** about it vs Walgreens in line and the manager said to my friend at check out "that's why we make more money". So CVS makes more $ than Walgreens, but that's only because CVS is willing to be in ghetto areas, Walgreens is classy.
Walgreens is classy? Lol. I don't know where you live but you can find walgreens in the ghetto. And are you implying that a franchise is only classy if they don't open a store in the ghetto? Elitist much?
Because Larry Merlo is an idiot. He needs to go back to being a character in Super Mario Brothers. As CEO of CVS he is a great example of the Peters principle.
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Walgreens Rewards loyalty cards work with Apple Pay, and on the Apple Watch as well. Really surprised my pharmacy staff when I did the whole transaction with my watch.
Secure. Easy. Customer-friendly.
I was just at a Best Buy and they are now accepting Apple Pay and other NFC payment systems.
I wonder why they didn't create a "Best Buy Pay" ?
I wonder why they didn't create a "Best Buy Pay" ?
No Thanks! I'm done with CVS until they allow ApplePay...
Sticking with Walgreens and Rite Aid where my privacy and convenience are respected...
Sticking with Walgreens and Rite Aid where my privacy and convenience are respected...
If you're gonna come up with a competitor to Apple pay, which you can do, try not to do something ferociously retarded like this.
In Denmark, Danske Bank (a bank here) has made an app that allows you to pay by phone number and authenticate using TouchID. You can also have a payment request sent to you.
So what often happens is you call a pizzeria, say, and then, when you arrive, they send a request to the phone you called them from to pay the sum you ordered for, and then you just touch the home button and you've paid.
I get that doesn't work in physical stores, but NFC has been tried for that and it's incredibly unpopular. Chip is king because chip is secure and fast enough and you don't look like an idiot waving cards and phones around.
In Denmark, Danske Bank (a bank here) has made an app that allows you to pay by phone number and authenticate using TouchID. You can also have a payment request sent to you.
So what often happens is you call a pizzeria, say, and then, when you arrive, they send a request to the phone you called them from to pay the sum you ordered for, and then you just touch the home button and you've paid.
I get that doesn't work in physical stores, but NFC has been tried for that and it's incredibly unpopular. Chip is king because chip is secure and fast enough and you don't look like an idiot waving cards and phones around.
Apropos of nothing, but I'm rather sure one Walgreens employee was happy they have Apple Pay last winter when I shuffled my sick and sniffling self in there. I grabbed the strongest non-prescription cold medicine I could find, shuffled up to the counter, held up the box for her to scan, and tapped my phone. She never touched anything I got my germs on, and I sniffled my way out. The credit card machine is unreliable at this store, so I would end up having to give the cashier my card for them to swipe on their computer. But the AP terminal has worked fine since day one, so it's extremely convenient.
And the fact that they are asking obviously shows that they can't ID you just from a credit card swipe.Despite the exception ("John Smith"), a full name is likely to be unique enough to figure out locally. Or heck, send an ad to all the matches
As I wrote before, if that is the case, the banks made a bad deal. But somehow I doubt it.
Until someday the health insurance industry gets their hands on the data and raises your rates because you buy too much unhealthy food ...
There is one and only one reason why companies collect data about you: To squeeze more profit out of you. That goal is usually in conflict with your interests as a consumer.
The only loyalty programs I participate in are Starbucks (mostly because of the convenience of paying with the phone, may drop that when they have Apple Pay everywhere some day) and two airline mileage programs. I do have cashback credit cards though which give me similar benefits without letting anyone track my every purchase, but that's really just pocket change too.
Honestly, I don't understand people who spend hours hunting for little discounts (and probably buying more crap than they otherwise would as a result), fumbling around with dozens of loyalty cards or cutting coupons. The old saying "penny-wise, pound-foolish" comes to mind. There are more productive (and profitable) things to spend your efforts on.
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Some companies don't want to beholden to Apple. What's wrong with that where you can't accept it without insulting our seniors?
How would just enabling NFC without bothering with the loyalty stuff be "beholden to Apple"? It is possible to use NFC with Android phones and even on the cards themselves (though the latter is rare in the US).
Yep, make things complicated for the customer. That's real smart...
So Commonwealth Bank in Australia just gives you a pay-pass sticker to put on the back of your phone under the case.
That way you can store all your loyalty cards in their app AND still tap your phone to make a payment via NFC. You don't need a wallet, or you at least don't need to use multiple cards.
They also allow card-less cash from their ATMs, and you can view simple balances without logging in and make transfers as well... so you actually can do ALL your banking/shopping without having to carry a wallet.
A good bank that wants to provide payment options for its customers will do a much better job at developing a mobile wallet than Apple. I have a few accounts in a few countries, and I can honestly say that the Commbank app is the best in the world.
Commonwealth Bank has a great habit of frustrating its account holders http://www.productreview.com.au/p/commonwealth-bank.html This frustration of customers isn't just confined to Comm Bank but also includes the other major banks in Australia including ANZ, Westpac, NAB.
Not everyone uses their phone with a case either, so the idea of putting stickers on my phone so that I can do payments is not attractive. Other business also use their own stickers too.
The other issue is not all businesses accept digital payments. Payment providers haven't made it attractive enough for many retailers, fees too high, tech bridge not simple enough.
The spice of life is diversity. Unless one wants to live a cookie cutter life defined by just a handful of retailers, unfortunately or fortunately, it's not possible to do ALL banking/shopping without a wallet which will be with many for some time.