M&S Contactless Payments not working

[DulwichFox]

Went to M&S this morning 10.30 Was well stocked (No Flour)

Only one checkout open.. 10 - 12 in queue.

Got to checkout and when I went to pay , Contactless payment not working.

Everyone had to tap in PIN using key pad.

Real risk of cross contamination.

Am I just being Finicky.. ???

DulwichFox

[Sue]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Went to M&S this morning 10.30 Was well stocked

> (No Flour)

>

> Only one checkout open.. 10 - 12 in queue.

>

> Got to checkout and when I went to pay ,

> Contactless payment not working.

> Everyone had to tap in PIN using key pad.

>

> Real risk of cross contamination.

>

> Am I just being Finicky.. ???

>

No. Not finicky. That's bad. Did the staff realise the problem?

You could try using a latex glove then disposing of it? Or putting a tissue between your finger and the key pad and then disposing of the tissue?

Or (assuming you were able to get some) using that hand sanitiser gel on the relevant numbers on the key pad before you used it?

[DulwichFox]

I have a Small Carex Sanitiser that I carry around and can be refilled, so I gave my hands a blast

after using the Keypad.

They should of closed that Till down and opened up another one. Unless the whole system is down

Foxy

[siousxiesue]

Do you have any latex gloves? If not, normal gloves then wash them in the washing machine.

I have some latex to spare if you need

[DulwichFox]

Thank you siousxiesue

I do have some latex gloves (powdeless) for cooking. And normal gloves.

Foxy.

[Sue]

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> Thank you siousxiesue

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> I do have some latex gloves (powdeless) for

> cooking. And normal gloves.

>

You are in good company then, Foxy. Paris Hilton wears gloves for cooking. Sliving gloves :))

But then she also wears dark glasses while cooking, and carries a dog. Hopefully you don't :))

This is one of the funniest videos I have ever seen (hope the link works!):

ETA: Just checked and it does, but you have to wait a little while and then skip the ads before Cooking with Paris starts. Trust me, it's worth the wait :))

[JohnL]

Anything over ?30 needs the PIN so risks this, although I have heard some banks are increasing this to ?50 or more for this very reason.

My small shops invariably come to around ?32 :)