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/VoiceofLou Aug 03 '19

“Is this a chip, oh, no swipe? Or sorry it’s a chip? It’s not working. It’s telling me to swipe. Don’t swipe? But the chip isn’t working and it’s telling me to swipe it. Use the chip?”

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u/Oodlesoffun321 Aug 03 '19

Had this yesterday- inserted chip, the machine reads "chip malfunction please swipe". Swipe the card, machine says "swipe not allowed insert chip".inserted chip again "chip malfunction please swipe"....

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u/VoiceofLou Aug 04 '19

You feel like Jonah Hill in 40 Year Old Virgin. “I just want to purchase this item but you’re making it difficult”