Anyone know if Makro, Lotus, Big C accept contactless?

[scubascuba3]

Thinking of buying everything using contactless Google Pay using Wise virtual card or Halifax Clarity Mastercard

[GypsyT]

I noticed at Lotus they show their phones and walk out. Some App, I guess.

I don't see any benefit 'cause they are so slow. Some don't have right stuff on the screen etc

My App is THB = fast. When use CASH you don't shop blind. You remember how hard it was to get.

 

Why do you prefer WISE card?

 

[Upnotover]

If you live here, as it seems the OP does, why would you cling to the past?  What would be the benefit?

[msbkk]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Thinking of buying everything using contactless Google Pay using Wise virtual card or Halifax Clarity Mastercard

Do you not have a Thai bank account? So easy to use the local banking apps for most payments here.  As far as I know Makro accepts only local barcode scans as payment.

Edited yesterday at 02:29 PM by msbkk

[rhodie]

4 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Halifax Clarity Mastercard

I use Google Pay with Mastercard at BigC. No problem.

[EVENKEEL]

Cash is king.

[MarcelV]

2 hours ago, GypsyT said:

I noticed at Lotus they show their phones and walk out. Some App, I guess.

I don't see any benefit 'cause they are so slow. Some don't have right stuff on the screen etc

My App is THB = fast. When use CASH you don't shop blind. You remember how hard it was to get.

 

Why do you prefer WISE card?

 

Probably paying using PromptPay QR codes.

I have a Thai bank account with a banking app on my phone, and I use it to pay for at least 80 percent of all my payments anywhere, from Big C to the local market. Only our 7-11s do not accept it, but they do accept True Money wallet payments.

[scubascuba3]

6 hours ago, msbkk said:

Do you not have a Thai bank account? So easy to use the local banking apps for most payments here.  As far as I know Makro accepts only local barcode scans as payment.

I've been using QR code scanning for years

[scubascuba3]

7 hours ago, GypsyT said:

I noticed at Lotus they show their phones and walk out. Some App, I guess.

I don't see any benefit 'cause they are so slow. Some don't have right stuff on the screen etc

My App is THB = fast. When use CASH you don't shop blind. You remember how hard it was to get.

 

Why do you prefer WISE card?

 

Paying by QR is slow though, takes a little too long to start scanning

[scubascuba3]

According to Google AI Gemini all three accept contactless...not sure about Makro

[IvorBiggun2]

Cash will always be choice of payment.

Edited 15 hours ago by IvorBiggun2

[Alidiver]

Yes,

They will ask "Scan"?
Say "No, ..Visa"
The scan is for the banking app using QR code.

[scubascuba3]

4 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Cash will always be choice of payment.

no use if you don't want to bring money into Thailand

[Olmate]

21 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Thinking of buying everything using contactless Google Pay using Wise virtual card or Halifax Clarity Mastercard

Simples you! 

[scubascuba3]

59 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Simples you! 

still drunk?

[newbee2022]

Lotus and BigC is possible long time already. Last time even at Makro.

I use my Bank App since 3 years. I don't have any Baht in my pockets anymore. Very handy🙏

[Scouse123]

12 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

According to Google AI Gemini all three accept contactless...not sure about Makro

 

I use contactless at Lotus.

[Celsius]

19 hours ago, msbkk said:

Do you not have a Thai bank account? So easy to use the local banking apps for most payments here.  As far as I know Makro accepts only local barcode scans as payment.

 

He is worried about taxes.

 

But the worry is exaggerated.

[Scouse123]

6 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Cash will always be choice of payment.

 

And a good choice!

 

All these Thais with their little shops using the QR etc, which is all OK until big brother decides to check their actual income, against declared income, down the line.

 

Then all these QR code payments etc that were so easy, won't have been the best decision any more.

[Scouse123]

Just now, Celsius said:

 

He is worried about taxes.

 

But the worry is exaggerated.

 

I agree,

 

I think far too many excessively worrying and getting their knickers in a twist about scenarios that probably won't pan out.

[Lacessit]

In Australia, I simply place my Visa debit card on the device, and my account is debited. The process takes seconds.

 

In Thailand, people at checkouts faff about on their phones for minutes. One would think they would learn to use the <deleted> things after the first few times, but no.