One thing I wish I could do with my phone is clock in at work. I see people use their android phone to do this. š¢
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 31, 2017, at 10:16 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ed, > > The Wallet is opened to reveal all in the Wallet, however when you are in you > āhomeā Kroger store it pops up on the locked screen, I donāt even go into > the wallet to pick Kroger. > > <IMG_4519.PNG> > > > By ātouchingā the Kroger card my card number is revealed: > > <IMG_4520.PNG> > > > I show this to the clerk and they use the hand wand to scanā¦.since they donāt > take ApplePay I can only use this for their rewardsā¦.believe me, their folks > have gotten used to me writing to them, I send article after article showing > the growth, the vast purchasing differences between Apple and Android > usersā¦and I show them just how much itās cost them in revenue since I now do > almost all our shopping at Meijer. If Kroger would accept Apple then the > āPassā would give me my rewards and then I would change to the card I want to > use to payā¦this is exactly how Walgreens does itā¦.I select the Walgreens card > and they scan the code, then I change to the card I want to use and hold to > their NFC reader and instantly they are paid. > > By the way, all of you are free to use these barcodes to add points to both > Kroger and Walgreens for me, all contributions are appreciated!! > > John > > > <IMG_4522.PNG> > > > >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 10:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> John how do you use the Kroger Plus card with the scanner? >> >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John >> Robinson >> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 10:00 AM >> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers >> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] This and that..... >> >> Jim, >> >> Stay with itā¦sometimes itās awkwardā¦.but youāll get used to itā¦. >> >> I also found another great addition to ApplePayā¦.most of you may already >> know thisā¦ >> >> For my birthday I always ask for Apple, the family gets so sick and tired of >> this..but itās better than socks or a tieā¦. >> >> The usual iTunes, then a couple for Apple, one came from an email, when >> received it gave me several choicesā¦I could print and take the paper to the >> Apple Store, I could use the email OR I could add to my Walletā¦ >> >> Iāve never done this before but hereās how it works. >> >> From the email I chose add to Apple Wallet but for the one that was an >> actual gift card I discovered that all I had to do was click on the āPassesā >> and then the camera opens and it grabs the QR Code off the back of he card >> >> <image002.png> >> >> and instantly adds the amount to my walletā¦.so look at the Wallet nowā¦ā¦I >> have the credit and debit cards above (some are behind others, not all show) >> then at the bottom I have the Passes listed, so my rewards card to >> Walgreens, same with Kroger the old Starbucks card I no longer use since >> they take ApplePay and at the top you see a āgrayā Apple Storeā and a small >> ātanā card behind the Apple Card, which is another Apple Store card. So >> shopping on line or in the store now I have everything on the iPhoneā¦. >> >> >> >> <image003.png> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Iām hoping that one day the restaurants will come into the 21st century and >> allow their gift cards to be added to our Wallets so payment can be made for >> the charges even if they donāt accept ApplePay. Iāll start the push with >> their managements. All this is so much easier, and safer than giving the >> server our cardā¦.Apple is striving to make our lives easier and more >> secureā¦.we need to show we approve by using their system every chance we can. >> >> >> John >> >> >> >> On Jul 31, 2017, at 2:45 AM, James Bennett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I used Apple Pay at the Walgreens at Frankfort Ave & Ewing Friday. Wouldnāt >> accept it the first few tries. Finally worked on the 3rd or 4th attempt. >> Donāt know if it was me holding the phone wrong or the reader, ācause Iāve >> 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 didā¦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 windowā¦if Iāve tried to lower >> the watch to quickly it wonāt work, I have to raise the watch and then go to >> the reader a second timeā¦it then always works. Walgreenās 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 didnāt have itā¦.āout of stock, didnāt know if it would ever be >> offeredā. >> >> Then she found a company that offered the productā¦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 orderā¦(been married 54 >> years, Iāve learned my position)ā¦. >> >> In the cart and now to checkoutā¦.once in checkout I was so hoping PayPal >> would be there..and fantastic, it was! Whew, now no info to this >> firmā¦however right beside PayPal wasApplePay!!! Goodness the Gods are >> smilingā¦ >> >> Hit ApplePay, the next process was to authenticate with the fingerprintā¦game >> over, I was doneā¦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 deliveryā¦ >> >> No being transferred to PayPal, putting in my password to PayPal and picking >> the institution I want them to use for the paymentā¦ >> >> Folks, this ApplePay is amazing, using it on the internet is even better >> than at a Point Of Purchase checkout at a storeā¦.You owe it to yourself to >> utilize this systemā¦ >> >> >> 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 tradedā¦āSiri, is Stone Container >> Corporation a publicly traded companyā? >> >> Here is what she sentā¦.now you see why I talk as much to this lady as I do >> my wifeā¦before you protest, remember, weāve 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). JSCās 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 Internationalās packaging operations. In 1983, JSGās 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 aloneā¦.for some reason they are moving NOW >> instead of waiting for the 8ā¦.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. 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] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <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/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <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/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <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/> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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