tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post7931408488597778046..comments2024-03-28T08:20:11.686-05:00Comments on Daughter Number Three: It Pays to Read the InstructionsDaughter Number Threehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-3934874168503952312010-06-22T22:06:04.962-05:002010-06-22T22:06:04.962-05:00David, I agree that the cards are ambiguous, and t...David, I agree that the cards are ambiguous, and that's the root of the problem. As I understand it, there's no way for the machines to differentiate a PIN-free debit card that works through the Visa/Mastercard system from a credit card. The same thing happens with hotels and debit cards, except the potential to place multiple holds on your card is, in theory, much higher with the Nice Ride bikes.Daughter Number Threehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171356533232458827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-48367866680244116252010-06-21T11:13:27.601-05:002010-06-21T11:13:27.601-05:00I'm with you DN3. The instructions are there ...I'm with you DN3. The instructions are there for the reading. These are the same ones who, after riding the buses in SF for years and years, still fail to know how to exit the bus, by way of the rear door. (Step down, per the instruction posted on the door).Unemployed Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03226780777448713626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162206974728931335.post-30242168625727153092010-06-21T10:58:28.405-05:002010-06-21T10:58:28.405-05:00It's kinda understandable that someone would u...It's kinda understandable that someone would use a debit card by mistake. <br /><br />You see the money card slot and put the money card in. Easy! <br /><br />It seems to me that the problem is that the machines accept a debit card the same way they accept a credit card. The machine should either plain not allow use of debit cards or throw up a big warning on the screen when a debit card is used and explain the consequences. <br /><br />But, I wonder if these machines are able to see the difference between credit and debit cards? I know at the grocery store I'm asked if it's a credit or debit card that I'm using. Can't the machine tell?David Steinlichthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12603448356360110818noreply@blogger.com