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] > <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[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] >>> <mailto:[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 >>>> <http://eb2.3lift.com/pass?tl_clickthrough=true&redir=http%3A%2F%2Fcat.ny.us.criteo.com%2Fdelivery%2Fckn.php%3Fcppv%3D1%26cpp>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. It'll be interesting to see how this affects iPhone 7s >>>> and iPhone 8 sales later this year. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> MacGroup mailing list >>>> Posting address: [email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> >>>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >>>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >>> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ >> <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>> > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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