FYI: Your Laser Card will no longer work after 28th February

MadsL · 08-01-2014 07:08PM

jjbrien wrote: »

Good riddance. Was a rubbish debit card never could use it online or at a point of sale overseas thank heavens for visa debit and mastercard debit

Augmerson wrote: »

I had great craic overseas in restaurants or pubs or wherever asking people if I could use my Laser when it was time to pay.

I used it as a point of sale debit card in Bosnia, Prague, Austria, Holland, Germany and South Africa.

When people say 'overseas' they mean it was crap in the UK. There were 20% of merchants who had upgraded the terminals so it would
I remember when it would not work at Irish Ferries terminal in Holyhead, needless to say I was NOT a happy camper sailor.

Daemos · 08-01-2014 07:17PM

I remember feeling like a boss when I got my first Laser Card, made me feel all grown up. Then I realised how sh1t it was

Much happier with my Visa Debit card now, although memorising my number is possibly the worst thing I've ever done. So many impulse buys

J_E · 08-01-2014 07:21PM

Daemos wrote: »

I remember feeling like a boss when I got my first Laser Card, made me feel all grown up. Then I realised how sh1t it was

Much happier with my Visa Debit card now, although memorising my number is possibly the worst thing I've ever done. So many impulse buys

My sentiments exactly! Never remember your card number...

Poxyshamrock · 08-01-2014 07:30PM

Visa Debit is the job! Still get a buzz of the contactless payment! :P

kneemos · 08-01-2014 07:33PM

Poxyshamrock wrote: »

Visa Debit is the job! Still get a buzz of the contactless payment! :P

You need earthing.

enda1 · 09-01-2014 09:59AM

It's mad how slow many terminals in Ireland are though. Is that somehow a consequence of the Laser protocol or just down to the internet connection?

In the UK and other countries I've used card payment (Belgium springs particularly to mind) the terminals are usually very quick, much quicker than rooting for cash and getting change. Hopefully the process is improved rather than just the cards basically re-branded.

kneemos · 09-01-2014 11:07AM

I still use my card to point at aircraft.

bear1 · 09-01-2014 11:24AM

the groutch wrote: »

pity they havent gotten rid of the cashback option

And why would they do that?

FYI: Your Laser Card will no longer work after 28th February

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