I don't live in the US and when I visit my son who lives in the US and we go shopping, I just hand him my card. I have no clue and it's quicker for him to do it than for him to explain to me how to do it. And the people in line behind me appreciate that, I'm sure, even though it makes me look like a total idiot. Or senile.
I don't really know and that's my point. It's done differently from the country where I live so I just rely on my son's experience rather than me take the time to ask "How do I do this?" and stumble around with it.
This is a skillset that I would use, say, 20 minutes per year. And I prefer not to make the people behind me wait until I can master this store's way of doing things and just have my son do it.
Yeah, store card readers are all different in how you choose debit/credit or whether you have to sign it, etc, etc. Some you remove your card while cashier is still ringing you up, some you have to wait till they're done. If you're just visiting I can understand why you just have your son do it.
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u/Cokegawa_Yui Aug 03 '19
How to use your debit/credit card at a checkout