Tuesday, March 22, 2005

These lyrics are weak like clock radio speakers

Do these do it yourself credit card things drive you insane? The problem must be in the relationship with the cashier. I use them all the time to buy gas without incident, however using one at a register is an effing circus. I'm always swiping too soon, or otherwise forcing the transaction to be aborted.

swipe
'Sir is that debit or credit?
debut
hold on...now try it

It's worse at grocery stores where you have to have a membership card also. The kiosk will ask 'are you a reward member' you push yes, and it screws the whole thing up since the cashier already scanned your card, and by saying yes now you've caused it to double negative and not count. WTF? They are all different and all require some secret technique to get it to work. All I know is the thing will say 'ready' and I swipe only to be told by the cashier that it wasn't really ready. I'm calling for some standardization, and a more user frindly device at this hour.

Don't get me started on the self check out things that always say 'unexpected item in the bagging area' if you even move your hand anywhere near it.

Since I'm now my own cashier AND bag boy can they at least make it not a total drag to get through.


Saw my Penguin shirt in the window of Urban Outfitters and I died a little inside, then walked into Virgin and saw tons of Ben Sherman... I'll have to start designing my own clothes it seems. Anything the SMU crowd can buy without thinking is not going to stay cool for long.

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