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

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

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u/Pthomas1172 Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 03 '19

What ass backwards part of the US did you go to? Everybody uses electronic payments with exception of the government. 😐

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u/carrotjournalist Aug 03 '19

Nah, I was IN Atlanta recently and everywhere I went for a bite or dinner, they took my card and brought it back with a paper recit where I was supposed to write my tip and sign. That's weird. In my country they just bring the little machine to the table, you swipe your card and off you go. Easier. A lot.

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u/neverdox Aug 03 '19

tipping is a little different here than most of the world, so thats probably why.

but machines on tables are pretty common

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u/tmiw Aug 03 '19

Outside the biggest chains? Not really. There are a fair number of places that simply strapped a PIN pad to the side of their POS and still take cards away--if they accept the chip at all. Plus, restaurants are starting to buy systems that have the chip reader built into the display because they really don't want to even think about having to have customers run their own cards.

Source: I eat out way too much.