Had same problem I think their readers. Worked perfect at Whole Foods and McDonald's. Walgreens doesn't seem to care. We need find out how contact management. Tom
> On Jul 30, 2017, at 8:58 PM, James Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: > > I used Apple Pay at the Walgreens at Frankfort Ave & Ewing Friday. Wouldn’t > accept it the first few tries. Finally worked on the 3rd or 4th attempt. > Don’t know if it was me holding the phone wrong or the reader, ‘cause I’ve > only used Apple Pay a few times so far. > Jim > >> On Jul 28, 2017, at 1:21 PM, tom holloman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> John >> Agree. Did remind clerks. I suggested have tech check reader to Walgreens >> and she just gave me a blank look. Starbucks said they didn't have it. The >> reader was old kind. Worked perfect at ace hardware too. Didn't work at our >> local grocery store and clerk said I was only one that had tried.they could >> care less.only two places that have on our island are the grocery store and >> ace, so most my use off island. Yesterday was first time I had so much >> trouble. Had over $100 in cart at Walgreens. Would have left but we are on >> tight schedule because late planes were all full so I paid cash. >> Tom >> >>> On Jul 28, 2017, at 7:12 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Tom, >>> >>> Most all the Starbucks take ApplePay, the one here was not on the top of >>> the list so other stores had it long before we did…now when I purchase a >>> drink I have to remind the clerk, especially if they are new, to hit the >>> CREDIT button before handing the reader through the window…if I’ve tried to >>> lower the watch to quickly it won’t work, I have to raise the watch and >>> then go to the reader a second time…it then always works. Walgreen’s is a >>> perfect read every time, so your store needs to work on this. >>> >>> John >>> >>> >>>> On Jul 28, 2017, at 1:07 PM, tom holloman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> That's good news especially after my experience on Maui yesterday. First >>>> one great at Whole Foods held watch up and bang, done. Next one Walgreens >>>> reader didn't take watch or iPhone. Has to be reader because it had just >>>> worked at Whole Foods. Also tried at different machine in their pharmacy, >>>> same result. Next stop Starbucks because I thought they took it but they >>>> said no. >>>> These merchants need train clerks or keep machines working. >>>> I really hate to hand my card to a stranger. >>>> Tom >>>> >>>>> On Jul 28, 2017, at 5:54 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 1st >>>>> >>>>> Last night my wife found the nail polish she had been looking for ever >>>>> so long. Amazon didn’t have it….”out of stock, didn’t know if it would >>>>> ever be offered”. >>>>> >>>>> Then she found a company that offered the product…who are they? Are they >>>>> a front for my info? Are they simply mining credit card numbers, >>>>> addresses, email addresses? >>>>> >>>>> But, if she wants it, I better take the chance and order…(been married 54 >>>>> years, I’ve learned my position)…. >>>>> >>>>> In the cart and now to checkout….once in checkout I was so hoping PayPal >>>>> would be there..and fantastic, it was! Whew, now no info to this >>>>> firm…however right beside PayPal was ApplePay!!! Goodness the Gods are >>>>> smiling… >>>>> >>>>> Hit ApplePay, the next process was to authenticate with the >>>>> fingerprint…game over, I was done…not a single other thing to do, Apple >>>>> completes the entire transaction. I hear the ping on the iPhone from >>>>> Apple, seconds later another ping from the company thanking me for the >>>>> order, giving me the order number and date of delivery… >>>>> >>>>> No being transferred to PayPal, putting in my password to PayPal and >>>>> picking the institution I want them to use for the payment… >>>>> >>>>> Folks, this ApplePay is amazing, using it on the internet is even better >>>>> than at a Point Of Purchase checkout at a store….You owe it to yourself >>>>> to utilize this system… >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 2nd >>>>> >>>>> Just how good is Siri? Lots of comparisons by the rag writers, for me >>>>> the answer lies in does Siri do what I want? >>>>> >>>>> This morning on the way to work I was beside a Sone Container Semi, I >>>>> wondered if the company was publicly traded…”Siri, is Stone Container >>>>> Corporation a publicly traded company”? >>>>> >>>>> Here is what she sent….now you see why I talk as much to this lady as I >>>>> do my wife…before you protest, remember, we’ve been married 54 years!! >>>>> >>>>> Stone Container Corporation >>>>> >>>>> SSCC was formed in November 1998, with the merger of Jefferson Smurfit >>>>> Corporation (JSC) and Stone Container Corporation (Stone). JSC’s roots go >>>>> back to 1974, when Dublin, Ireland-based Jefferson Smurfit Group (JSG) >>>>> acquired partial interest in Time Industries, a Chicago-based paper and >>>>> packaging company. >>>>> >>>>> JSG established a major presence in the United States with the 1981 >>>>> acquisition of the Alton Box Board Company and the 1982 acquisition of >>>>> Diamond International’s packaging operations. In 1983, JSG’s U.S. >>>>> operations reorganized and the majority of these operations became >>>>> subsidiaries of JSC. JSC went on to establish a leadership position in >>>>> the U.S. paper and packaging industry with its 1986 acquisition of 50 >>>>> percent of Container Corporation of America (CCA) from Mobil Corporation. >>>>> >>>>> Morgan Stanley Leveraged Equity Fund II (MSLEF II) purchased the other >>>>> half of CCA. JSC restructured as a privately held company in 1989, >>>>> jointly owned by JSG and MSLEF II. >>>>> >>>>> As part of the restructuring, JSC acquired the remainder of CCA. In 1994, >>>>> JSC recapitalized as a publicly traded company. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> 3rd >>>>> >>>>> This one is hard to understand, why would anyone be buying the iPhone 7 >>>>> when the 8 is just a couple months away? Maybe the Android users are >>>>> reading the same news the rest of us see, a new Android virus every 10 >>>>> seconds, expecting 3.5 million this year alone….for some reason they are >>>>> moving NOW instead of waiting for the 8….good news for Apple but >>>>> unexpected. >>>>> >>>>> The iPhone 8 isn't even here yet and Android owners are already switching >>>>> to Apple >>>>> >>>>> A Message from Sears Published July 25, 2017 >>>>> >>>>> <1501002431322.jpeg> >>>>> >>>>> File photo: Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of software >>>>> engineering, speaks during an announcement of new products at the Apple >>>>> Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., Monday, June 5, >>>>> 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) (Copyright 2017 The Associated >>>>> Press. All rights reserved.) >>>>> >>>>> In a report published on Tuesday, market research firm CIRP revealed that >>>>> Apple attracted more Android switchers in the most recent quarter than at >>>>> any other time in the past year. >>>>> >>>>> While over 75% of iPhone buyers were upgrading from the iPhone 5s, iPhone >>>>> 6 or iPhone 6s (as well as the SE, 5c and Plus models), 20% of consumers >>>>> surveyed said that they were switching over from an Android device. >>>>> >>>>> "The good news for Apple is that relative to earlier quarters, they >>>>> attracted a higher percentage of iPhone buyers from Android phones," said >>>>> CIRP partner and co-founder Josh Lowitz. "In the past three quarters >>>>> before the June 2017 quarter, Android owners had represented 14% to 17% >>>>> of iPhone buyers. With lengthening upgrade cycles and a growing >>>>> percentage of owners with the most recently released models, continued >>>>> platform switching will be important to the success of the next iPhones." >>>>> >>>>> In addition to the increased rate of Android switchers, far more iPhone >>>>> buyers elected to upgrade to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in the >>>>> quarter ending in June than the previous quarter. The percentage of 7 or >>>>> 7 Plus buyers didn't quite crack 70% last quarter, but this quarter, the >>>>> number jumped to 81%. >>>>> >>>>> Additionally, legacy models sold in the same quarter last year (when the >>>>> 6s was the latest iPhone model) accounted for 34% of all iPhones sold in >>>>> the US. This year, that number fell to 19%. Even with the iPhone 8 set to >>>>> be unveiled in the next two months, consumers are still buying the >>>>> latest, greatest iPhones. 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