Come on get real. RiteAid wasn't even one of the companies specifically mentioned by Apple to support Apple Pay. Apple can't control what idiots do with their pay systems.
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Rite Aid Disables Apple Pay Support After Initially Accepting Payments
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Come on get real. RiteAid wasn't even one of the companies specifically mentioned by Apple to support Apple Pay. Apple can't control what idiots do with their pay systems.
Man Apple is messing up once again. Reminds me of Microsoft in their prime. yay yah I know it's the pay providers not Apple
Did you read the article?
Apple didn't mess up anything. All Apple does is send the encrypted card information to the POS via the NFC transmission. From there, it is all up to the POS, and the credit card processor (whatever company that the POS system is setup to process with. This can be Vantiv, Mercury, FirstData, TSYS, etc). If declines are happening, it's coming from the processor or from the bank. Apple (smartly) doesn't have anything to do with the actual "processing" of this.
Credit card processing is actually extremely complex when you dig deep into it. This is the industry that I'm involved with. Most people have no idea that their credit cards are sent through multiple different companies and processors for one transaction to go through. Sometimes as many as six different companies are involved when it comes to processing a single transaction.
It's very complex, and I'm sure people who have no idea how credit card processing works will probably comment in this thread as if they know.
Credit card processing is actually extremely complex when you dig deep into it. This is the industry that I'm involved with. Most people have no idea that their credit cards are sent through multiple different companies and processors for one transaction to go through. Sometimes as many as six different companies are involved when it comes to processing a single transaction.
It's very complex, and I'm sure people who have no idea how credit card processing works will probably comment in this thread as if they know.
You do know that the the credit card companies pay this fee, right? The retailers pay the credit card companies like they always had before.
So does Josh think, that because he has an iPhone 6 that it is his right to use it whenever and wherever ... Josh needs to grow up.
I knew there there was a reason I don't shop at Rite Aid ..... other than CVS and Walgreen so ate up the business of the nearby Rite Aid and it is a Dollar General store now...
By law it is illegal to turn down US currency at any US business. I think the US ought to pass a new law stating that if the business has an NFC terminal that they must accept all forms of NFC payment (Google Wallet, Apple Pay, etc.).
So here's what we do...
Load up a cart at the offending (non-ApplePay) merchant and go to checkout.
When they say,
"Oh, we don't support ApplePay."
You say,
"Cancel the sale. I'll shop somewhere else."
If everyone does this, merchants will quickly get the picture and throng to get on-board.
Load up a cart at the offending (non-ApplePay) merchant and go to checkout.
When they say,
"Oh, we don't support ApplePay."
You say,
"Cancel the sale. I'll shop somewhere else."
If everyone does this, merchants will quickly get the picture and throng to get on-board.
I rather shop at CVS anyway.. Worked every time thus far and all their stores have new payment readers.
Seriously though, we will shop elsewhere. Not sure why there needs to be a "payment wars". This isn't like Blu-ray vs. HD DVD. If you don't like taking my money then that's fine by me, I'll go elsewhere! Going against Apple hasn't really worked out so well for everyone.
They're not disabling anything since the machine clearly said, 'Apple Pay is not supported here.' Comes down to code somewhere in their system, 'If Apple Pay/Google Wallet attempted payment is detected, then reject payment.' Stupid, honestly.
Too bad we don't have any Rite-Aids where I live, I'd love to boycott them.
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Wow, this thread is a perfect microcosm of the Internet -- uninformed opinions given by dolts who can't even be bothered to read the article they're offering their uninformed opinions on.
I've read and been told that a terminal doesn't need to have an Apple Pay sticker on it for Apple Pay to work. It just needs to have the contactless payments icon (below) to work. So...is that not actually the case?
That, and the operator of the payment machine has to not be a jerk and cut off access to everything else but the system it has a financial interest in.
No, it isn't. Companies refuse to take certain credit cards, even while they accept others, all the time. There is no requirement that companies accept specific forms of payment--a business could turn their credit card readers off completely if they wanted to. Or they could go the other way if they wanted: they could stop accepting cash, which is how the entire internet functions.Seriously, where do people get this stuff?
or...you could just take out your damn wallet like you have been for years
Been using Apple Pay every day since Monday and I couldn't be happier to keep my credit cards in my pocket. And it'll be even simpler once Apple Watch is available.
One day when Apple Pay is supported well enough, I'll eagerly look forward to when I can just finally leave them all at home for good.
Yet another example of big corporations fighting, and individual consumers being put at the disadvantage because of it.
YOU just want everyone in your little world to know you have an iPhone 6 ... fess up.
lol. Exactly. I expect all retailers will be coming out with their own "pay" apps soon
There is a Rite Aid and a Walgreens (oh and a CVS) all on one corner near my house...guess which pharmacy is not getting my business...I actually plan to attempt to purchase something and when it is not accepted, give my "feedback" to the manager. Maybe if enough of us do that, Rite Aid will get the picture. Doesn't Rite Aid have the lowest market share of the three big national chains?
I've read and been told that a terminal doesn't need to have an Apple Pay sticker on it for Apple Pay to work. It just needs to have the contactless payments icon (below) to work. So...is that not actually the case?
Yes, that is the case. Rite Aid have specifically blocked the use of Apple Pay at their terminals.
