Why do we have to insert card and remove quickly at gas stations?

[Turkish]

I was filling it up today when this question popped up. Anyone know?

 

[FoBoT]

that is how the card reader works

http://money.howstuffworks.com/question503.htm

 

[Turkish]

how does that explain remove card quickly?

 

[bonkers325]

its just a feature so people don't leave their cards in the reader and drive away

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Turkish
how does that explain remove card quickly?

If you remove the card slowly it probably can't read the strip.

Are you slow or just have never seen or used a credit card previously?

 

[Kalvin00]

it wont read if you do it slowly...with the card swipey thing at work, if you do it slow itll give a read error

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Turkish
how does that explain remove card quickly?

If you remove the card slowly it probably can't read the strip.

Are you slow or just have never seen or used a credit card previously?

How do ticket automats work then? Where you insert the card, make the transaction and it gives back the card? Or even ATMs for that matter..

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: Turkish

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Turkish
how does that explain remove card quickly?

If you remove the card slowly it probably can't read the strip.

Are you slow or just have never seen or used a credit card previously?

How do ticket automats work then? Where you insert the card, make the transaction and it gives back the card? Or even ATMs for that matter..

Those have motors and they read the card on the way in. Rather than spend more money and have millions of people forget their cards in their machines, they just decided to make it manual.

 

[Turkish]

I see. Thanks.

 

[Brutuskend]

It's so you don't knock up thier pumps

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Turkish

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Turkish
how does that explain remove card quickly?

If you remove the card slowly it probably can't read the strip.

Are you slow or just have never seen or used a credit card previously?

How do ticket automats work then? Where you insert the card, make the transaction and it gives back the card? Or even ATMs for that matter..

Those have motors and they read the card on the way in. Rather than spend more money and have millions of people forget their cards in their machines, they just decided to make it manual.

Why don't ATMs do it that way? It annoys me when someone leaves their card in the machine before I use it. Then I have to go through the hassle of returning it.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Turkish

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Turkish
how does that explain remove card quickly?

If you remove the card slowly it probably can't read the strip.

Are you slow or just have never seen or used a credit card previously?

How do ticket automats work then? Where you insert the card, make the transaction and it gives back the card? Or even ATMs for that matter..

Those have motors and they read the card on the way in. Rather than spend more money and have millions of people forget their cards in their machines, they just decided to make it manual.

Why don't ATMs do it that way? It annoys me when someone leaves their card in the machine before I use it. Then I have to go through the hassle of returning it.

I think it's more of a precaution. Dont they confiscate the card if you fvck up the PIN too many times?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

If you don't pull it out fast enough the gas pump will eat it. Hungry bastards they are...

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Turkish

Originally posted by: pulse8

Originally posted by: Turkish
how does that explain remove card quickly?

If you remove the card slowly it probably can't read the strip.

Are you slow or just have never seen or used a credit card previously?

How do ticket automats work then? Where you insert the card, make the transaction and it gives back the card? Or even ATMs for that matter..

Those have motors and they read the card on the way in. Rather than spend more money and have millions of people forget their cards in their machines, they just decided to make it manual.

Why don't ATMs do it that way? It annoys me when someone leaves their card in the machine before I use it. Then I have to go through the hassle of returning it.

I think it's more of a precaution. Dont they confiscate the card if you fvck up the PIN too many times?

Yup.