On 1/5/2016 12:48 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 07:43:05 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

>> The rest of my usual places, I'd get a confused look from the cashier
>> if I asked if I was supposed to put my card in the slot or swipe it.
>> Oh, we're not ready for that yet. Why is the slot lit up if it's not
>> operational? got me, I don't bother asking them that.

> Target has theirs operational but you have to swipe AND scan it. I
> asked why you had to do both and he said, "They're still trying to
> figure that out".

That's just goofy. Sounds like a scam ... Oh, and could you just
swipe your card through this special scanner, too?

> Neither of my Citibank VISA's have RFID chips in them. And they were
> renewed/sent in October and December. At least there's nothing on
> them that indicates there a chip in them and I have never had to scan
> them.

I was quite surprised to see the statistics a few months ago ... like
October, when this was all supposed to be implemented ... what
percentage of cards still didn't have the chip. Most cards don't.

I have 4 cards and they all have a chip.

nancy