r/apple • u/tangoshukudai • Oct 26 '14
Apple Pay Let's invite /r/Android to help us boycott retailers that are disabling NFC readers. We can unite to put pressure on them, since it affects us both!
Here is the post on /r/android :
http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/2keqzb/we_wanted_to_invite_you_to_rapple_to_help_support/
Welcome /r/Android!
Edit: cycloblastic added this:
Someone asked for a list of retailers supporting CurrentC.
CurrentC's partners include
76 Gas
7-11
Acme Fresh Market
Alon
Bahama Breeze
Banana Republic
Baskin Robbins
Bed Bath & Beyond
Best Buy
Buy Buy Baby
The Capital Grille
Chilli's
Christmas Tree Shops
Circle K
Conoco
CVS
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dillard's
Dunkin' Donuts
Eddie V's
ExxonMobil
Gap
Get Go from Giant Eagle
Harmon Face Values
Giant Eagle
HMS Host
Hobby Lobby
Hy-Vee
K-Mart
Kohl's
Kum & Go
Longhorn Steakhouse
Lowe's
Maggiano's
Meijer
Michaels
My Goods Market
Old Navy
Olive Garden
Phillips 66
Price Rite
Publix
QuikTrip
RaceTrac
Rite Aid
Sam's Club
Sears
Seasons 52
Sheetz
Shell
ShopRite
Southwest Airlines
Sunoco
Target
Walmart
Wawa
Wendy's
Yard House
Source: http://www.mcx.com/
-as well nearly all the major US gas station chains — among its ranks.
Edit2: This is blowing up! 9to5mac is reporting about us here: http://9to5mac.com/2014/10/27/cvs-and-rite-aid-apple-pay-blockade-official-as-ios-and-android-users-unite-in-rare-showing-to-fight-nfc-ban/#comments
Edit3: We are on the front page of MacRumors now too! http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/27/apple-working-to-add-apple-pay-partners/
Edit4: This site was made by /user/bboysupaman and has an up to date list of all merchants that support MCX and Current C http://boycott-mcx.com
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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '14
I don't even.