All 9 of them? What about the rest? Surely they are some of the 20 million who purchased an iPhone 6?
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CVS Stores Reportedly Disabling NFC to Shut Down Apple Pay and Google Wallet
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All 9 of them? What about the rest? Surely they are some of the 20 million who purchased an iPhone 6?
Yes I would, but you're not really a merchant. You're a service provider in that case. And if you're offering a 10% cash discount over cheques, that's odd. Unless you are fudging your books, there's NO WAY a cheque costs you 10%.
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My mother was once barred from purchasing beauty products from a supply store because she did not have a license. In retaliation, she would go into the store, pick out many random things and attempt to checkout. When she was denied, she would just walk out. Eventually they started selling to her because they grew tired of restocking all of the merchandise.
I wonder what effect this would have on CVS & Rite Aid if people started randomly picking out items and attempting to pay with Apple Pay. When they are denied, they should just walk out and leave the employees to restock the merchandise. I think that this could get the message across rather quickly.
To refuse a system of payment that actually works on the existing system seems counterproductive to me. That message needs to be sent, any way possible.
My mother was once barred from purchasing beauty products from a supply store because she did not have a license. In retaliation, she would go into the store, pick out many random things and attempt to checkout. When she was denied, she would just walk out. Eventually they started selling to her because they grew tired of restocking all of the merchandise.
I wonder what effect this would have on CVS & Rite Aid if people started randomly picking out items and attempting to pay with Apple Pay. When they are denied, they should just walk out and leave the employees to restock the merchandise. I think that this could get the message across rather quickly.
To refuse a system of payment that actually works on the existing system seems counterproductive to me. That message needs to be sent, any way possible.
I don't know about the drug trade works, but I expect they don't give receipts or collect (and then pay) sales tax, and I expect they don't report the income when they file their federal taxes.
When I was a teenager I did some odd jobs for a guy who had a picture framing business. He said "I can pay you by check, and take out taxes, or I can pay you in cash." I took the cash.
For everyone like you who deals only in cash, but gives itemized receipts, keeps scrupulous records, pays all taxes owed, checks i-9 forms, and follows all other legal requirements for running a business, I think there are a dozen who use cash to avoid a record of the transaction.
The nerve of CVS! Those phonies. I guess I'll just have to catch you all at Walgreens this week.
Only you completely ignore the fact that their campaign and appearance was planned long before NFC was disabled.
Look What they did was dumb. In their best interest they assumed no doubt. But that doesn't excuse people being tacky either.
so basically people use cash in many cases to break the law.
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I dont agree. People can comment how they see fit and you and I will deal. They put it up to be commented on and people did. Get over it.
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After 2,400+ posts on MR and the bad publicity in the mainstream press and on social media that has landed on Rite Aid and CVS, I fully expect that these companies will reverse course soon at least in the short term.
If MCX can't stand on its own merit and co-exist alongside Apple Pay and Google Wallet, it will be a complete non-starter. The next several weeks will be very interesting.
If MCX can't stand on its own merit and co-exist alongside Apple Pay and Google Wallet, it will be a complete non-starter. The next several weeks will be very interesting.
I'm sure by iOS9 Apple will have solved the customer data thing by upgrading Passbook to include NFC based loyalty cards.
Also do credit card transaction really cost more?
If your a large chain it's not like you can pay your suppliers or staff with the cash you hold in the till. Not to mention over time your loose change is going to turn in to large notes that aren't much use to you till you bank them. Factor in time to deal the bank, security and the like and cash isn't free by any means.
My brother-in-law works in law-enforcement and has dealt a lot with fraud. He would never recommend using debit cards and has told me numerous times to use a credit card whenever I can. The only time I use a debit card is when I need to get cash from an ATM. Why would I want to give a consortium of merchants access to my bank account number, routing number, and Social Security number? I wouldn't and I won't.
But you couldn't use ApplePay a week ago, and I doubt many in this thread were using Google Wallet. And you can still use credit cards at CVS.
Just tried.
Well, I thought I was at a Walgreens (I rally don't pay much attention to which is which).
Anyways, the NFC part worked, but the card was declined.
I guess I will have to start paying attention.
Well, I thought I was at a Walgreens (I rally don't pay much attention to which is which).
Anyways, the NFC part worked, but the card was declined.
I guess I will have to start paying attention.
There needs to be legislation blocking the MCX for this maybe there should be a petition on Obamas website.
The reason of for that "recommendations" is the fact you can skim the cards (no pin even!!) and the retailers back-end is CRAP.
If the access was actually secure, you could use debit without issue. If there is never un unencrypted info available to someone trying to tamper with the terminal and they can't even film you typing in your pin, there isn't much left for them to do.
Actually I can turn a check into cash for 3% but the 10% discount almost guarantees they will take the cash deal.
I personally don't think legislation is necessary. The private sector (and the general public) will sort this out in fairly short order, I suspect.
Yeah so? What's your point, that retailers can jerk around consumers if something is new?
I don't know much about American's pharmacy, but seeing this makes me think of Michael Dell's infamous quote. "I would shut this pharmacy down and and give the money back to the shareholders."
Good points.
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Because I personally don't think the people complaining here are doing it because of a retailer jerking them around.
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Then don't.
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What about the things that Apple hasn't done or removed to give their customers less choice and lock them down? I think I get it just fine.
My bank charges me nothing to deposit cheques, if you're paying even 3% you're paying far too much. Heck, credit card fees aren't that high. Some business accounts charges a few pennies per CHEQUE but no way 3% or even 1%.
The last thing I want is a bunch of legislators forcing one system or another with the power of law.
I like Adam Smith's law of economics.