I have a Check Card from my bank in the Midwest. They issue MasterCards with PayPass. To be honest, the only places that I ever used in the Midwest were Meijer, CVS and McDonald's. On the West Coast, the only place I have been to that uses the readers for PayPass, ExpressPay (AmEx) or PayWave is RiteAid pharmacy. I think Walgreen's has it in California, too, but I rarely shop there. CVS is in California, but not as widespread as I would like. The only other place I have used my PayPass is at McDonald's where I tap and don't push any buttons to select "debit" or "credit," which is actually sort of nice. At RiteAid, however, I often have to do it twice.
And if this technology is anything like the PayPass one, then it will allow purchases over $25 anyway. Mine certainly did when I paid for prescriptions at CVS totaling up to $55+...no signature required.
I love the idea of contactless payment, and if identity theft is already so prevalent in more old fashioned forms such as opening mail and sniffing through people's garbage, I don't feel anymore unsafe, to be honest. I like the idea I can give a family member my card to go run some quick errands for me if they don't have cash...
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I have a Check Card from my bank in the Midwest. They issue MasterCards with PayPass. To be honest, the only places that I ever used in the Midwest were Meijer, CVS and McDonald's.
On the West Coast, the only place I have been to that uses the readers for PayPass, ExpressPay (AmEx) or PayWave is RiteAid pharmacy. I think Walgreen's has it in California, too, but I rarely shop there. CVS is in California, but not as widespread as I would like. The only other place I have used my PayPass is at McDonald's where I tap and don't push any buttons to select "debit" or "credit," which is actually sort of nice. At RiteAid, however, I often have to do it twice.
And if this technology is anything like the PayPass one, then it will allow purchases over $25 anyway. Mine certainly did when I paid for prescriptions at CVS totaling up to $55+...no signature required.
I love the idea of contactless payment, and if identity theft is already so prevalent in more old fashioned forms such as opening mail and sniffing through people's garbage, I don't feel anymore unsafe, to be honest. I like the idea I can give a family member my card to go run some quick errands for me if they don't have cash...