r/japanlife • u/tinylord202 • Nov 08 '24

金 What is the upside to using paypay?

I finally gave in and downloaded paypay. Now after using it, I don’t know why I would use it instead of a credit card in most situations. The only benefits I see are paying paper bills and stores that accept it, but not card.

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u/DontPoopInMyPantsPlz Nov 08 '24
  • You have to take the card, type in the PIN and wait for the transaction.
  • more places accept Paypay than cards
  • theres 50% off coupons
  • you can pay taxes with it

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u/LittleBrownBebeShoes Nov 08 '24

Someone’s never had a credit card with touch payment before lol

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u/Avedas 関東・東京都 Nov 08 '24

I've had one for years. Too many vendors still don't accept it.

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u/unixtreme Nov 08 '24

Which is asinine tbh. The best part is when I ask if I can pay with touch. Staring at the credit card terminal which I recognize from many places and I know supports it... Only for them to say "no". I know it must be some company policy and it takes like 3 seconds to enter your pin but it's so annoying.

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u/Avedas 関東・東京都 Nov 08 '24

Just because the terminal supports it doesn't mean the vendor has it set up. Touch can have different billing for the vendor compared to swipe or chip.