joco69 Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just spent one hour at Walmart to find out when paying at the Cash that they will not accept any plastic cards. Went to INFO and was told yes but they could not tell me if it was something like System Down or a new policy. Suggested that they put a notice outside were customers check in for sanitary reason to avoid what I had to go through today. I never pay Cash when its over 1000 Pesos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artsnob Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 I never use my cards at Walmart and those kind of stores, only cash, there are six ATM machines within a block of there to get safer cash 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco69 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 minute ago, artsnob said: I never use my cards at Walmart and those kind of stores, only cash, there are six ATM machines within a block of there to get safer cash I never would carry cash, just a small amount for small stuff, neither would I use an ATM at public location like WM, better safe than sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Using a card to get cash.... is safer than using a card to pay? ......Sorry just not logical. I always pay by ccard. The points add up fast. Filled my tank a few times last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 When physically shopping or paying for a service[e.g. mechanic] I use cash except in medical facilities. Used cash everywhere in Canada too. Means I don't hold up the line at checkout to the benefit of the people behind me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquipure Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Don't forget about the change when using cash. Sometimes not correct, sometimes a whole handful of small coins etc. I prefer to use a card too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 1 minute ago, happyjillin said: When physically shopping or paying for a service[e.g. mechanic] I use cash except in medical facilities. Used cash everywhere in Canada too. Means I don't hold up the line at checkout to the benefit of the people behind me. Sorry but in truth my experience is people paying cash take much longer in Walmart digging in their purses or wallets counting their change. .I put my card in the machine enter my PIN and it's done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco69 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, Mostlylost said: Using a card to get cash.... is safer than using a card to pay? ......Sorry just not logical. I always pay by ccard. The points add up fast. Filled my tank a few times last year. I do agree with you, especially now with lots of robberies going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco69 Posted July 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, happyjillin said: When physically shopping or paying for a service[e.g. mechanic] I use cash except in medical facilities. Used cash everywhere in Canada too. Means I don't hold up the line at checkout to the benefit of the people behind me. Paying with a card is faster than cash especially in Mexico. They often run out of change and then you are holding up the line! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 If you get your money from an ATM, all you are going to get is one 100 peso bill, two 200 peso bills and all kinds of $00s and if you pay with these, it will take a long time and you could be holding up the line. Why not open a banking account and wire your funds to that account, usually getting a better rate of exchange when the bank receives the dollars and converts them to pesos. Next, when you get funds ask for 20s, 50s, 100s, 200s etc and when you buy sometime pay in cash using those smaller bills along with your 500s if necessary and pay close to the exact amount owed, and it's not going to take the cashier much time when the change is just a few pesos. Oh sure, if what I am buying costs a lot of money, I would use my credit or debit card, because I do not believe it's smart to carry large amounts of cash.. Life is so much easier when you have the option to use either a north of the border credit/debit card or one from a Mexican bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Has anyone else had their credit card refused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanson Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 I came down in 1997 and yes, some stores have said we do not take credit cards, but if they take them, I have yet to be turned down. I have been told by places like Costco, that we only take VISA cards, and mine happen to be Visa cards, so there was never a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desafinada Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 We were told this morning that they did not have electricity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Just now, desafinada said: We were told this morning that they did not have electricity. how did they run the cash register? Must have been really dark inside.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desafinada Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 We didn't go inside so couldn't tell you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1mex Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 So are they taking CC now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 hour ago, sm1mex said: So are they taking CC now. Don´t know about now but at 2PM they were not able to access approval of credit cards because of a problem with their internet connection. Nothing to do with a new policy or no electricity, just a computer glitch of some sort. The powers that be were aware and trying to figure out what happened and get it corrected. Some one told me they were able to get cash from the ATM in Walmart, as it is a different system. I didn´t check it out as I had enough cash with me to pay for purchases 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 7 hours ago, Mostlylost said: Sorry but in truth my experience is people paying cash take much longer in Walmart digging in their purses or wallets counting their change. .I put my card in the machine enter my PIN and it's done That's true for some and it's about equal to the usual credit/debit card hold up but I have my cash ready and pay in nano seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco69 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 14 hours ago, Mostlylost said: how did they run the cash register? Must have been really dark inside.... The store had light, the cash register worked, its just when I as usual presented my card l was told they did not accept any card, so I left all there without paying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 11 hours ago, slainte39 said: Don´t know about now but at 2PM they were not able to access approval of credit cards because of a problem with their internet connection. Nothing to do with a new policy or no electricity, just a computer glitch of some sort. The powers that be were aware and trying to figure out what happened and get it corrected. Some one told me they were able to get cash from the ATM in Walmart, as it is a different system. I didn´t check it out as I had enough cash with me to pay for purchases This was the report we needed. Thanks. Can anyone confirm working OK today? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Saturday morning at 8:30AM card was used without problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco69 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 20 hours ago, johanson said: I came down in 1997 and yes, some stores have said we do not take credit cards, but if they take them, I have yet to be turned down. I have been told by places like Costco, that we only take VISA cards, and mine happen to be Visa cards, so there was never a problem Agree long back in the past this did happen regularly except in large stores of which we had none at Lakeshore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco69 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Mostlylost said: Saturday morning at 8:30AM card was used without problem. Great to know but did take no chance and went to Soriana instead, store much better organized than WM and all back on the shelves without employees blocking the passage like it seems the rule now at WM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joco69 Posted July 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Upfront said: of course it was. silly gringo rumors What exactly do you mean with "silly gringo rumors"? If its to what I reported its not a rumor its a fact and by the way I am not a gringo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 I think the silly part was that you offered the possibility that it might be a "new policy" when anyone would know that is not a possibility at Walmart and that it was some sort of a technical problem. Whether that is what is meant by "silly gringo rumors", I have no idea, and couldn´t care less if you are a gringo or born in Botswana. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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