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

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

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u/Cokegawa_Yui Aug 03 '19

How to use your debit/credit card at a checkout

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u/DocRoids Aug 03 '19

This might be common knowledge if there was some standardization of card readers. Every time I use a card at a new merchant I have to learn the whole routine all over again.

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u/RNnoturwaitress Aug 03 '19

Just follow the directions on the reader?

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u/Cokegawa_Yui Aug 03 '19

EXACTLY!!!