In Canada, I haven’t seen a credit card taken by the waiter for payment since maybe the late 90s. However, the dozens of times that I’ve gone to a sit-down restaurant in the States, I have not once had a waiter bring the machine to the table. Having the machine brought over is much faster and convenient, and allows the customer to be sure of what is charged, so why hasn’t this caught on?
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In the US, it’s more common for them to bring the credit card machine to you nowadays, but not overwhelmingly so. Honestly I’d rather not have them looming over me. It makes me feel like I have to hurry up, instead of taking my time to make sure the bill is calculated correctly. And it feels like they want you to hurry up and select one of the high tip options. I’m not worried about credit card fraud bc I have instant alerts about any transactions. Many places can have you pay with the QR code which avoids the need for a portable credit card machine and having to loom over you.
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