Restaurants Test Table Card Readers

Fri Jul 6, 2007 1:29 PM EDT

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Greg Bluestein, Associated Press Writer

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DAWeb

Interesting. When I was traveling in Europe (France specifically) I was advised to NEVER let my card out of my site. at a restaurant I was always to ask that the reader be brought to the table or to go to the register myself. Most places did have a reader that would be brought out to the table as well.

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#1 - Fri Jul 6, 2007 2:34 PM EDT

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Division by Zero

I like the idea. A sit-down restaurant is one of the few places you go where you have to hand over your card and it's actually out of your sight for several minutes. You'd like to think you can trust the waitstaff, but you never know....

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4 votes

#2 - Fri Jul 6, 2007 4:57 PM EDT

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KyleN

I like this, I'll have to ask about it from now on at restaurants hopefully plant the idea in the manager's head that there is customer support for it.

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3 votes

#3 - Sat Jul 7, 2007 9:44 AM EDT

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Spooky Boyfriend

I usually walk up to the register when I toss my card out; I figure there won't be any shenigans if I'm standing over the person running the transaction. This habit came from being charged for a bunch of GAP clothes one night when I was out at dinner. Lo and behold, the purchases were made when I was having dinner in a restaurant across the street. I got my dough back and I've never returned to the eatery but I heard they fired a whole buncha folk there. I still don't trust them any further than I can throw them though.

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1 vote

#4 - Sat Jul 7, 2007 1:09 PM EDT

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