Where are you getting this from? Everything I read about CurrenC is it uses a unique barcode you scan at the register.
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Rite Aid Disables Apple Pay Support After Initially Accepting Payments
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Where are you getting this from? Everything I read about CurrenC is it uses a unique barcode you scan at the register.
People aren't shunning Rite Aid because there is no Apple Pay. They are doing it because three days ago there WAS Apple Pay, and Rite Aid turned it off.LOL. Horse and buggy were used in the 18th, 19th and early 20th.
Credit cards were used as of October 19, 2014 as ApplePay ONLY came out as of October 20, 2014...aka 4 days ago
If you are going to compare it to something, at least use something more realistic...
I get people want to be early adopters...but to not shop at a store because there is no ApplePay (when until 4 days ago they probably used credit cards) is a tad ridiculous...
When Rite Aid reverses its decision and begins to accept NFC payments again, including Apple Pay, then those customers may start drifting back.
Back on topic. Rite aid internal memo
Rite aid internal memo:
What morons.
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What? How did it fail? They turned it off because in 2015 they want you to use their lame mobile wallet. Apple Pay didn't fail. Rite aid did.
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QR code. Not even a bar code.
Rite aid internal memo:
What morons.
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What? How did it fail? They turned it off because in 2015 they want you to use their lame mobile wallet. Apple Pay didn't fail. Rite aid did.
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QR code. Not even a bar code.
A QR code is a type of barcode. Yes it's not literally bars, but it is widely considered a type of barcode.
Everything else is right. This is a massive Rite Aid sucky move but remember Target, Walmart, Lowe's, Old Navy, Barnes and Noble - they all have disabled contactless readers too. I just learned today, when trying it, that CVS now has theirs disabled as well and they used to work...
Really CVS too? Are you sure it's a corporate decision there or a one store issue? What did they say?
BruiserB, you mentioned an interesting topic. I know people who are Apple adverse. They will buy anything as long as it does not carry the Apple logo. I friend recently bought a Samsung Galaxy tablet. She cannot use it. Her BIL is sort of the anti Apple guy and she depends on him for support.
BB salespersons and some people she asked all suggested she go with iPad as she is tech shy. Now I'm trying to help her if I can. I have never used Android so I really don't know where to start. BIL came up dry on her issue.
On the other hand I know people who believe that Apple is infallible and people choosing non-Apple products should be executed.
I remained amazed at people who want to dominate the decisions of others around them. When I am asked I will tell what product I use and How satisfied I am. That's it.
I wonder if this will ever change or if we all have to die off before more os society is platform agnostic?
Just wanted to chime in and say I bet even before the "CurrentC" distraction is released that they will develop a devout group of followers much like Android has, who swear by it. It'll be an Apple vs. CurrentC war. The UK fought many wars during the 1500s-1900s. Apple is like the UK, fighting Samsung, Google, and now these guys. They'll also probably release big Super Bowl ads and posters throughout stores to get people's face in it. Apple on the other hand just needs to sell phones and Apple Watches and nothing else has to be done.
Please. CurrentC. Look at the support information for CurrentC at Target. To use the "quick"method you still have to wake your phone, open the app, enter a passcode, tap the currentC button, then scan the bar code. And you have to supply your SSN when adding an account. Really? Compare that to Apple Pay. Hold phone near reader, use touchID. No way will that CurrentC drek become popular:
http://support.currentc.com
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It is actually more of a "MC/Visa/Amex/Discover vs Merchant" type of war.
With Google Wallet and ApplePay being on the same side of the ring as the credit cards. Retailers are getting desperate to cut costs and see merchant fees as the way to do it.
Overall we have less fees in banking - but i'm sure a lot of us remember paying per check written, someone posted this past week their bank still charges them per debit (no charge if they run it as credit). Will "free" banking go away again?
It isn't over yet - and will shake out at a higher level than Apple and Google.
No idea if it's a corporate decision. I attempted both an American Express Blue Cash Everyday chip & signature + contactless card (brand new, available on request, GET ONE to show demand if you have an Amex it's available for - it helps everyone - contactless EMV) and Google Wallet (contactless Mastercard MSD). Both failed to get ANY response from the terminal, though the contactless pad light was on. They told me they've seen it used, but it usually doesn't work. NOT listed in Mastercard Nearby app.
Wrong. Walgreens has a rewards card that you scan and then pay with Apple Pay and get the rewards. Credit cards are the same. I have a Citi Thankyou card and when I used Apple Pay for my purchases, I still received the Thankyou points for those purchases.
No, I'm not supporting CurrentC, Initially I thought there would be high competition. But now I've changed my mind. Now that I know you need to supply an SSN (wow), I don't see how one could be comfortable using this, among the other hassles you mentioned.
My CVS works fine with both my contactless card and Apple Pay. Not every NFC merchant is listed in the app.
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CVS still works fine for me.
I read about that too, somewhere I read this is supposed to be a lifeboat for credit card companies. At the same time though it seems so simple and elegant that these companies wouldn't matter.
Actually to the store you are anonymous. The names are not shared with merchant and they don't even have the real last digits on your card. That info belongs to the bank, which guess what, they already have it. If you know nothing about Apple Pay, don't bad mouth it.
I agree that nothing is concrete and bug-free and bullet-proof. But comparing to other current method, it's proven to be on top of the game. You can think that it MIGHT be not invincible, but you can't deny the fact that it's more secure than anything we have today. That's just pure ignorant.
Oh my. It would be easier/quicker to ring up the sale on an old time cash register or adding machine with the manual arm.
Providing SSN would be a dealbreaker for me.
I trust my bank more than this company also, should any fraud occur while using this system.
LOL they can see it failed to work in matter of less then 3 or 4 days? Don't you think that's too little time for them to collect data from all of their stores and form an opinion and make such decision? Well if you think they were OPEN MIND, and GAVE APPLE PAY A CHANCE, don't you think they need to see how it works in a longer period of time to make a good decision.
Or, they just rushing to deny Apple Pay to support their set-to-fail CurrentC coming in 2015, or 2050 I don't know.
And how does Apply Pay fail to work? I haven't seen anything that proves that. Yet. (See, that yet means I'm open-minded too)
The fact is, all media is meant to harvest people for profit.
The news on TV appears to be to inform, but it's there to sell products.
The Internet stories are not any different. They're here to sell products.
Without drawing in people to bicker back and forth, advertisements would dry up and the media site would fold.
You want drama free, you'll need to go to a site that charges for membership. And, then people who have spent money to be a member, will be in fear of being suspended for upsetting someone, therefore wasting their money.
Of course, a paid site would have less traffic, less conversation, and therefore less reason for anyone to be there.
The reality is, the fanboys love the drama. Macrumors loves the fanboys. Fanboys click on links, cause the site's statistics to go up, which causes the advertisers to pay for space on the site, which causes the fanboys to buy product, which just keeps the circle going.
Those who come to simply seek help, get questions answered, etc... well, they're not the obsessive ones clicking on every link seeking someone to discredit, belittle, etc. and therefore not the ones generating the cash flow.
In much the same way, if the television news wasn't written in a way to polarize the people, there would be fewer people watching it, fewer advertisers would buy spots, and the news show would die off in favor of whatever else would draw more viewers, to watch more commercials, to make more money, etc.
Drama is money.
Well Apple doesn't have your info. Stores don't have your info. Only the banks do if you use Apple Pay. Well banks already have your info all along. So what's your point?
Once upon a time I accepted cash only... Then, I accepted Credit Cards... Then I accepted PayPal... Then I later quit accepting credit cards... Then Eventually I quit accepting PayPal. It's a merchants choice. Pay me in cash, or don't buy at all. I don't care. I later sold that business, for guess what... Cash. Didn't hurt me at all. I've sold several businesses in my years. Stating what payment options I would accept, didn't kill my businesses. And, they remained profitable and viable enough to sell them to others who are still operating them today. Some of them with more strict payment options than I accepted. It's their choice.
A merchant is free to accept or deny any payment option they choose to, and that's up to them. If they want to refuse all cash, credit, checks, electronic, etc. methods, and only accept payment in seeds, or pebbles, or whatever, then that is their prerogative.
You want to shop there, you pay in the manner in which they accept payment.
They never had any intention of accepting Apple Pay. That has been made clear. They learned that someone could use an unauthorized payment method without their consent by exposing a built-in bug in the system (maybe not a technical bug, but a hole that they did not intend to be there). They closed said hole, and restored their system to match their original intentions.
If they didn't accept Discover Cards, and learned that when they pressed the credit button that a user was able to pay with their Discover Card by running it through the card reader, they'd be within their rights to recognize that gap in their hardware and policies, and correct it to match their policies.
So, because they didn't realize that fanatics were going to come in and try to use a payment method which they didn't offer, the fanatics scream when they restored their hardware settings to match their already established policies.
The fact that many of the fanatics are in an uproar over a store that most of the complainers wouldn't shop in anyway, is ridiculous.
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