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Lowe's Retail Stores Now Accept Apple Pay
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Funny. Here in Switzerland I only carry my ID in my physical wallet since years. My barber has 2 chairs in his home shop and has taken AMEX via Apple Pay for 6 or 7 years.
Every kebab stand I know takes AP. Even the laggard self spray car wash takes AP since 1/2 year.
One of the last big holdouts Post Finance turned on AP for its debit cards 1/2 year ago and another big hold out on debit via AP, The Liechtenstein Natl Bank, turned it on a month ago.
My 70 ish neighbors who have my old Apple Watch have used AP to good advantage in Austria and Germany.
TBH I can’t remember the last time somebody didn’t or couldn’t take it it’s been years. When I do travel I take a CC with me as a backup for areas I don’t know.
Professional sporting venues US have all been contactless for years. NFL and MLB had commercials donning the cashless experience since 2016.
I went to Spain recently and barely even had to take a physical card out of my bag except for a few subway and train stations. I suppose the Marriott hotel too since they didn't have a contact pad.
The world is at a point where you have a greater chance of AMEX being accepted over Apple Pay.
I went to Spain recently and barely even had to take a physical card out of my bag except for a few subway and train stations. I suppose the Marriott hotel too since they didn't have a contact pad.
The world is at a point where you have a greater chance of AMEX being accepted over Apple Pay.
You know what, I was thinking about Randall's, not KrogerThe 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
Craftsman at Lowes are made by Stanley Black and Decker as well. (Just not Craftsman @ Sears)
Here is a video from April 2023 in why contactless payments are late in USA.
Most businesses that do not accept contactless payments in USA use mostly card swipers instead of pinpads.
Most pinpads today in USA have contactless feature.
It will change in USA for most of these businesses who use card swipers to buy pinpads. Mastercard in 2027 will remove the magnetic stripe from their credit cards and debit cards from 2027 in USA and Canada.
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Most pinpads today in USA have contactless feature.
It will change in USA for most of these businesses who use card swipers to buy pinpads. Mastercard in 2027 will remove the magnetic stripe from their credit cards and debit cards from 2027 in USA and Canada.
Swiping left on magnetic stripes
With the rise of the chip card, this once-pioneering payment technology is being retired.
www.mastercard.com
contactless does not inherently mean supports Apple Pay.Most businesses that do not accept contactless payments in USA use mostly card swipers instead of pinpads.
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Most pinpads today in USA have contactless feature.
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It will change in USA for most of these businesses who use card swipers to buy pinpads. Mastercard in 2027 will remove the magnetic stripe from their credit cards and debit cards from 2027 in USA and Canada.
Swiping left on magnetic stripes
With the rise of the chip card, this once-pioneering payment technology is being retired.
I was wondering how far I’d have to scroll before I saw the real reason why Walmart won’t accept any form of contactless payment. It’s all about the data to them. Apple wouldn’t budge on the data collection so Walmart created their own and that’s the hill they are willing to die on.
Not only does Lowe’s not let you put the Lowe’s credit card into Apple Pay, but the Lowe’s credit card doesn’t even have chip - which means you have to swipe the mag stripe. At my local Lowe’s, half the terminals require the stripe facing left, half require it facing right 🤦♂️
Apple Pay is great, but I’m not paying 5% more to use it.
Apple Pay is great, but I’m not paying 5% more to use it.
They’re doing a horrible job of it. I always use the SAME card at Walmart, they ask if I want paper or SMS receipt, I select SMS, and it asks for the phone number… EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
Yes, Debit card. Maybe that's it -- some places use debit card as a Visa/MC and don't ask for PIN, and others use it as an ATM/debit card and ask for a PIN. Light bulb just lit.
Is it? Never noticed because it takes about 3 seconds to choose my card on my watch and put it on the terminal to hear the ding of acceptance.
For me it's not a matter of luring me to Lowes over HD. As someone who does a lot of DIY stuff I'm in both stores regularly, because they sometimes fill different niches (Lowes seems to be better with "finished goods", HD better with raw materials and tools, for example). Instead, it's the fact that I currently only NEED to carry a credit card for those two stores. Everywhere else I go regularly (there's probably exceptions but can't think of them right now) support Apple Pay.
I also don't use the Lowes credit card simply because I use try to rack up points on other cards, for travel etc.
If it's a debit card, they have to do an investigation, and that takes time. They don't always find in your favor. Also, it is very inconvenient to have to wait to get a new card to make purchases, change all your autopay information, and things like that.
True, but I haven't used my debit card in years. I don't have it attached to my phone via Apple Pay or otherwise, nor do I carry it.
Screw the 5% that comes with a high interest rate. I would rather just use my 10% militaty discount.
Not as easy as Walgreens, but you can add the Mylowes card to the wallet and scan it at the register. Can also scan directly from the app.
