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What it feels like shopping in 2026 (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/memes@sopuli.xyz
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What do you mean you can't make change for a $20?

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[–] 14 points 9 months ago (6 children)

A cashier told me once that it was rare that I tried to pay with an actual card, as nowadays people pay with their phone when they say they want to pay with card.

Here in a lot small shops you can pay with card only if you pay more then some amount, usually more than 4-5 EUR. Afaik it's not legal though

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    In Poland I know that's illegal at least. A lot of shops tried to oppose cards, but law was more and more enforced. If shop proclaimed they service cards, they had to service them like cash - without any weird requirements.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    What convenience does a digital wallet add that a card cannot do ? isn't a digital wallet way less safer given that mobile platforms are the least secure ?

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago* (1 child)

    What convenience does a digital wallet add that a card cannot do

    Be part of phone. People don't like cash cuz you have to lug it around. People are dropping cards for digi wallet because then they don't have to lug card around.

    isn’t a digital wallet way less safer given that mobile platforms are the least secure ?

    No one outside of lemmy cares.

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago

    If my card would be stolen, the thief could pay some amount without entering the pin on a contactless terminal. On the phone you can't pay without touching the fingerprint reader, so it's more secure from at least this common atttack vector

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