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Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

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Concerned Citizen posted:

But the lack of consistency is really what kills me. Sometimes I swipe and it says insert, sometimes I insert and it tells me to swipe, and then insert. It makes no loving sense.

That is the price of freedom, citizen. Freedom means every dumb little bank can make their own rules.

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Facebook Aunt
Oct 4, 2008

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Pure Trance posted:

It doesn't matter what kind of card I have; the process will still piss me off since the person behind me typically has no sense of personal space. I'm unsure if they're aggressively trying to eyeball my activity at the card reader or figure out what cup size I am, but overall I wish I could kill them.

You just need to have something that asserts your personal space and keeps people from getting too close to you. Ideally an old hobo jacket you've peed on to mark your territory. If you have a job or something that makes stinking of urine impractical for day to day use, maybe one of these:

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Oct 4, 2008

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New Sharif in Town posted:

I got a haircut last week.
The machine demands I insert my card.
Nothing happens.
They say it doesn't work yet, but everyone must follow its demands for insertion.
So then I have to swipe and pin anyway.

That machine raped you.

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