why is is so f*cking important that I pull my credit card out of the chip reader quickly after the transaction is approved?

Question

It’s feels like life or death sometimes.

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Answer 1

Because it reminds you to take it now, not half a minute later when you’ve already walked away.

Nothing happens to the transaction if it stays in, there’s just no reason to do so, so it tells you to take it.