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Alisa

Alisa

SUICIDEGIRL

Ohio, USA

JAN 21, 2004 08:43 PM

just read this http://suicidegirls.com/boards/Lifestyle/31948/page1/#post1837071

and was wondering if this was something they have in your town? i've never seen one but i live in ohio so that's not surprising whatever

so do ya? have you been in a cab that had one even if you were on vacation? i know it's not that terribly important but i was just curious.

[Edited on Jan 21, 2004 by Alisa]

Simon

Simon

Lafayette, LA
May 2003

JAN 21, 2004 08:46 PM

They have cabs that take credit cards in Chicago. smile

SupremePizzaMan

SupremePizzaMan

Seattle, WA
September 2003

JAN 21, 2004 08:47 PM

ive never been in a cab frown

Ovida

Ovida

SUICIDEGIRL

Saskatchewan, Canada

JAN 21, 2004 08:47 PM

I know is at least 2 provineces in canada that they take credit cards..

Olivia

Olivia

STAFF

Oakland, CA

JAN 21, 2004 08:48 PM

there have been credit card zip zaps in cabs forever. however the newfangled fancy machines have been in cabs in NZ for a good long time, like maybe even 10 years? of course NZ has cool things like EFTPOS too, cuz it's a testing ground for rad new technologies.

stockula

stockula

Anchorage, AK
May 2003

JAN 21, 2004 08:53 PM

God, that would have been so handy when I came home from vacation dead broke at 3am. I ended up walking home from the airport.

[Edited on Jan 21, 2004 by stockula]

Alisa

Alisa

SUICIDEGIRL

Ohio, USA

JAN 21, 2004 08:54 PM

SupremePizzaMan said:
ive never been in a cab frown



really??? wow sometimes i don't know what i'd do if i couldn't call a cab to come and get me so i won't be late for work.

unravled

unravled

Portland, OR
August 2003

JAN 21, 2004 08:55 PM

What's EFTPOS?

bojangles

bojangles

I'm lost
August 2003

JAN 21, 2004 08:56 PM

never been in a cab either. but i'm waiting for the day when toll roads take credit cards.
i'll never need change again!

Lemonkid

Lemonkid

Canada
May 2003

JAN 21, 2004 08:56 PM

All the cabs companies here take credit cards.. some of them even take bank cards (a la Interac) here..

Ovida

Ovida

SUICIDEGIRL

Saskatchewan, Canada

JAN 21, 2004 08:58 PM

Dude, I wish they took interac here in cabs...except thaty I only have 2 bucks in my account...hey, has anyone else felt they've been ripped off by cabbies when they've been drunk?? surreal

BoxOfficePoison

BoxOfficePoison

Portland, OR
June 2003

JAN 21, 2004 09:05 PM

They take credit cards in cabs here, but I think everything in this city now takes credit/debit cards, I honestly can't remember the last time I actually handled paper money.

larina

larina

I'm lost
July 2002

JAN 21, 2004 09:45 PM

unraveled: EFTPOS = electronic funds transfer at point of sale

a lot of new zealanders never carry cash and pay for everything at shops (most of which have eftpos at registers) with their eftpos cards which directly debit their bank account.

yay for nz!

Jeff_Fries

Jeff_Fries

Humptulips, WA
September 2003

JAN 21, 2004 09:49 PM

CALIFORNIA: What the hell are you people talking about?

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

JAN 21, 2004 09:54 PM

Marshmellow said:
I know is at least 2 provineces in canada that they take credit cards..



They do here. I've racked up a fair deal on my VISA thanks to them.

faithless000

faithless000

Chicago, IL
May 2003

JAN 21, 2004 09:56 PM

d00d - how do you get around WITHOUT cc's in cabs?
i don't think i've ever paid any other way.
i think they're mandatory in chicago

clara

clara

MODERATOR

Baltimore, MD

JAN 21, 2004 11:13 PM

Every cab I've ever used takes cards.

Alisa

Alisa

SUICIDEGIRL

Ohio, USA

JAN 21, 2004 11:40 PM

sunburntkamel said:
d00d - how do you get around WITHOUT cc's in cabs?
i don't think i've ever paid any other way.
i think they're mandatory in chicago



how i pay for everything: C..A..S..H biggrin
i think i'm not getting in any cabs in chicago without asking about payment first. i've never owned a credit or a debit card.

_Sarah_

_Sarah_

Kalamazoo, MI
January 2003

JAN 21, 2004 11:45 PM

Debit cards are amazing. I rarely handle paper money anymore.

Having the credit card machine in our cab in Chicago totally saved us on New Year's. My roommate and I were babbling away (shocking) and missed our subway stop. We had about a half-hour to get to Navy Pier, so we hailed a cab (an empty cab on New Year's?!?). When I saw the credit card machine, I almost wept with joy. That ride would've taken most, if not all, of our cash.

Volkov

Volkov

San Antonio, TX
OLD SKOOL

JAN 22, 2004 12:14 AM

I know the cabs here do. I think it's become fairly universal. even cabs in Eastern Europe have them nowadays.

kennyg

kennyg

Berkeley, CA
November 2003

JAN 22, 2004 01:11 AM

I was in Chicago like six years ago and I wished they had these at the time. I had a cab driver walk around the airport with me until we found an ATM.