I’m going to switch from homedepot to Lowe’s. Homedepot needs to wake up and they aren’t getting my business until they get ApplePay
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Lowe's Retail Stores Now Accept Apple Pay
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
You’d be SOL around here since both Homedepot and Lowe’s do this for the stuff thieves target…
@DelayedGratificationGene why'd you disagree? Do you prefer leaving 3% on the table instead of in your pocket?
The acceptance of contactless payments and Apple Pay in USA by big retailers of USA depend on consumer demand.
The ironic thing about Home Depot was that when Apple Pay first came out, it worked there. I used it many times. They were actually one of few at that time. Then they upgraded their POS systems and poof it was gone. I actually emailed corporate asking about it and they replied to me they would restore it -- but this was many many years ago.
I use Apple Pay all the time, but agree, I won't drive out of the way just to use Apple Pay.
Everyone priorities things differently and I am not knocking anyone for being passionate about what they are passionate about, but I am sometimes surprised at how much people on the forum like Apple Pay enough to stop shopping at stores that don't accept it.
I get digital receipts from lots of places that take Apple Pay. Heck, you can get an emailed receipt from Home Depot (who still won't take Apple Pay). HD is dumb though and still requires you accept a printed receipt too, why ask me if I want an emailed receipt if you're still going to waste the paper?
I won't shop Walmart except when absolutely necessary for a host of reasons so their not accepting contactless payments has little to no impact on me.
I shop at Lowe's at least once a week, and I am pretty sure that they have contactless payment options.
Great news for people that will use Apple Pay at Lowe's, but I didn't know that HD, Lowe's, or Walmart didn't take Apple Pay.
The store credit cards give 5% cash back, and for HD and Lowe's, have great deferred financing specials, sometimes 0% for 24 months.
Much rather use the store cards rather than Apple Pay.
I would think that anyone that shops at Lowe's enough to complain about it not accepting Apple Pay on Reddit and Mac Rumors would rather get the Lowe's credit card and save 5% on their purchases.
Home Depot is a little closer, but I prefer to show at Lowe's for:
1. Until a few months ago, the Veterans discount at HD required using an app for verification for in-store purchases. The app would be always require a log-in, and 2FA would cause it to take forever to log-in. Of course I wouldn't remember this until I was at the register. Lowes has used a phone number for a long time, much easier.
2. All the Home Depots are always crazy packed in my area.
3. I have trouble finding stuff at Home Depot compared to Lowe's.
4. Open box discount are much better at Lowe's.
5. I don't have to wait in line to use the bathroom at Lowe's.
I still shop at Home Depot, but mostly online, as prices tend to be a little better and a lot more options than Lowe's.
Yes but even with Apple Pay I have to type in my email address or phone number to get the receipts electronically, and I'm using Apple Pay to avoid having to provide any information that could be scraped or captured. With the Walmart app the itemized receipt is automatically added to my account and I don't even have to touch the terminal.
Anybody remember EIGHT years ago when Home Depot said they would be the largest user of Apple Pay: https://www.patentlyapple.com/2015/05/home-depot-preparing-to-accept-apple-pay-later-this-year.html
I’ve been using ApplePay everywhere I can for years and haven’t ever had to enter a PIN as best I can remember.
Not even sure what any of my credit card PINs are actually.., though I think I have a couple stored in Enpass in case of emergency need of a cash advance.
Last edited:
That's a you thing. For me, it does matter. I can't tell you how many times I've walked into Home Depot and walked out because I forgot they don't take Apple Pay. The Home Depot is closer to my house, but I'll go to Lowe's next time now just for this reason alone.
It varies by region and which stores have problems with shrink (and in what departments). The Lowe's by me recently started locking up all of their spools of wiring behind a cage, likely because people were stealing it for the copper. They also lock up other items like small but expensive smart home electronics items (like Nest thermostats, etc.). Everything else is largely still open.
lol, you did it, they finally came through! But all that nudging eventually helped, so....
Well we're just down to the Walmart (and I think they're related to HomeDepot so same thing I believe) who wanted to fight the contactless payment process so they could try and convert people to using their solution (hazy on what that was, but there was something). Guessing they'll never give up on it. Could also see the angle of contactless instantly goes as a credit card charge (here in the U.S.) and the retailers would loose the time consuming pin based debit transactions from consumers which charges several percent less to them in fees compared to a full CC (tap and pay) charge. Probably would be quite a sum at Walmart's scale (and their tight margins).
I thought Kroger accepts Apple Pay? The Kroger by my dad's place has accepted it since at least 2017
I live in Texas and the only places that I wish accepted Apple Pay is HEB and Walmart. Although, I don't care too much about Walmart because I use the Mileage Plus app to earn United miles but I wish that app accepts Apple Pay
If you’ve walked into a Home Depot MORE THAN ONCE not realizing they don’t accept Apple Pay and so much that you’ve lost track, then that’s another story
But seriously though, at that point, you’re in the store, and you likely already have another payment method in your pocket to complete the purchase. It’d be a waste of my time to do this song and dance to go to another store just to “stick it to the man” because I have to take a few extra seconds to use a CC.
These are corporations out to make a $$$, not touchy feely people with emotions. They don’t give a crap, because someone else will gladly step in and spend the money.
But everyone has their way of dealing with things. More power to you! This thread has opened my eyes to just how much value some people place on AP. I never realized it before.
The ones around here don't. They have started adding it in April, but it's not enabled everywhere.
Kroger Begins Accepting Apple Pay After Years of Holding Out
Kroger this week began accepting Apple Pay and other contactless payment methods at select locations in Kentucky and Ohio, allowing customers to tap...
www.macrumors.com
Might be specific to each pos setup or bank security settings here in the U.S. The main grocery chain I use still requires pin when I use my bank debit card through Apple Pay.