They put Paypass thingies on the drink vending machines. The intent is so that people without change can fall into the temptation of soda pop and buy the item using their credit card or debit. no problem there. Swiping the card past it does a $2.00 preauthorization on the aforementioned card. The problem is that everything on these particular machines is priced at $2.50. So even if you do use your credit card, you still need $0.50 in some kind of change.
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Weird. We have that at one of the vending machines in our building's lobby, but I've never seen a $2.00 pre authorization show up on my debit card. Everything we have is priced between 75 cents and 1.25.Random conversation:
Me: Okay..so I think I get why Zoro wears a bandana
DDD: Cuz it's cool
So, by using the Doctor's reasoning, bow ties, fezzes and bandanas are cool.
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That's a pretty dumb set-up. Someone wasn't thinking.
We had one of those at work, but no one used it and it was costing more to maintain it that the revenue it generated, so it went bye-bye.
At Hub's new job, he uses one there frequently. I manage his credit card payments, and have to keep reminding him that $2-4 a day being spent absentmindedly adds up over time...he's been getting pretty good lately at resisting it.Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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sounds a lot like the train station vending machines in japan - and some of the little shops there as well. if you don't have cash on you, you can wave your prepaid train card to pay for the items. and you can use your cell the same way, if you set up the feature... the price of the item is added to your cell bill.
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Quoth fma_fanatic View PostWeird. We have that at one of the vending machines in our building's lobby, but I've never seen a $2.00 pre authorization show up on my debit card. Everything we have is priced between 75 cents and 1.25.
So... there's no charge until the transaction is actually processed. At the same time, if you had $200 in your account and did a $200 pre-authorization, the bank wouldn't let you process any more transactions (or maybe they would... that's overdraft territory!) on it because that money is being "held" until the pre-auth expires or is processed.Shop Smart. Shop S-Mart!
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Quoth bhskittykatt View PostAt Hub's new job, he uses one there frequently. I manage his credit card payments, and have to keep reminding him that $2-4 a day being spent absentmindedly adds up over time...he's been getting pretty good lately at resisting it.
^-.-^Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden
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Quoth PepperElf View Postif you don't have cash on you, you can wave your prepaid train card to pay for the items."I am quite confident that I do exist."
"Excuse me, I'm making perfect sense. You're just not keeping up." The Doctor
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Quoth MrSmiley View PostThey put Paypass thingies on the drink vending machines. The intent is so that people without change can fall into the temptation of soda pop and buy the item using their credit card or debit. no problem there. Swiping the card past it does a $2.00 preauthorization on the aforementioned card. The problem is that everything on these particular machines is priced at $2.50. So even if you do use your credit card, you still need $0.50 in some kind of change.NEVER underestimate the stupidity of the customer
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Quoth Kitten in the box View Postso basically it charges you $4.50 for ONE soda? ($2.00 to "authorize" the card and $2.50 for the soda itself?)
^-.-^Faith is about what you do. It's about aspiring to be better and nobler and kinder than you are. It's about making sacrifices for the good of others. - Dresden
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