Warning: My chip card stopped working mid-transaction at a gas station in Ohio last Tuesday

I was stuck for 15 minutes with a line behind me because the chip reader kept erroring out. Has anyone else had a card just die like that and figured out what causes it?

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sandralee12d ago

Wait, isn't this just a standard chip failure that happens with wear and tear on any card?

zara_hunt12d ago

M card stopped working mid-transaction" happened to me last year at a grocery store. It's part of a bigger pattern I've noticed where everything's getting more fragile, not just cards but the whole payment system itself. The more they upgrade to "secure" tech, the more often you end up stuck waiting while everyone behind you sighs.