29-12-2016, 12:06 PM
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Don't let them take our card on of sight. Contactless and using your pin should be done with you holding the card. They have portable machines to enable this. With small transactions the best practice seems to be that they ask you if you'd like to use contactless and in some cases if you are OK for them to do it for you, but right in front of you, not out of sight. It should be safe enough if you follow the basics, but it's still new for a lot of people. My mum used it for the first time this weekend and felt quite excited to be a modern woman
It only works for transactions under £20 or £30, depending on the card and only for a few transactions a day. One thing I don't get is that they are sometimes unable to provide a receipt, which I suspect is a user error rather than a restriction. Either way I use it a lot and never had a problem.
29-12-2016, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by effingpot
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My mum used it for the first time this weekend and felt quite excited to be a modern woman It only works for transactions under £20 or £30, depending on the card and only for a few transactions a day. One thing I don't get is that they are sometimes unable to provide a receipt, which I suspect is a user error rather than a restriction. Either way I use it a lot and never had a problem.
One of my real annoyances with Woollies is that they always ask if you want a receipt, I always say "yes" but I presume it is just a money saving exercise.
29-12-2016, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruce
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When my brother visited (from Macclesfield) last year he complained that in the UK the limit is set too low, he said our limit of $100 (£50) was far more sensible.One of my real annoyances with Woollies is that they always ask if you want a receipt, I always say "yes" but I presume it is just a money saving exercise.
29-12-2016, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Tpin
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I much prefer the lower limit of £20.....any would be thief isn't going to benefit too much and wont be able to fund his next "fix" from such limits.
I have a contactless credit card but have never had the need to use it as such. In fact, when it is coming up for renewal I shall ask for it to be replaced by a non-contact card.
29-12-2016, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Tpin
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I much prefer the lower limit of £20.....any would be thief isn't going to benefit too much and wont be able to fund his next "fix" from such limits.
They changed it to £30 some while back Tpin, and only three contactless transactons per day.
29-12-2016, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Tpin
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I much prefer the lower limit of £20.....any would be thief isn't going to benefit too much and wont be able to fund his next "fix" from such limits.
Your bank protects you from illegal transactions.
29-12-2016, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Bruce
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Probably best not to give your card to thieves or addicts then.Your bank protects you from illegal transactions.
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