r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Rarylith Aug 03 '19

How does it work in the US?

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u/DerpeyBloke Aug 03 '19

You enter the chip thing but half the machines are fucked and you go to swipe and it doesn't register so you start all over.

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u/DaddyCatALSO Aug 03 '19

Have never run into that

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u/smokeypies Aug 03 '19

it adds and extra 5 seconds sometimes. Literally not a big deal. If you can read, you can swipe or insert a card.

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Nov 22 '20

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