Running List of Businesses Tested for Payment via Phone
This page will be dedicated to displaying my ongoing list of businesses where I've tried to pay with a smartphone, whether that be with NFC, MST, QR code via an app, etc. I will try to maintain the list to display successes and failures, and also note method of payment if available.
Of note, it should be assumed that all transactions are via Samsung Pay (across several Samsung devices: Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7 Edge, Galaxy Note7, Galaxy Note8), although I have had previous successes with a variety of HTC devices using Softcard and Android Pay. Additionally, if a business only has MST listed, that doesn't necessarily mean that NFC doesn't work there, it just means that I can't confirm 100% that NFC is successful.
Last Updated: December 21, 2017
Success List
- ACME (MST)
- Aldi (MST)
- aPlus, Tom's, Sunoco (MST, NFC)
- Banana Republic (MST)
- Best Buy (MST)
- Big Lots (MST)
- Chick Fil A (MST)
- Costco (MST - just remember it has to be a Visa card)
- Cracker Barrel (MST)
- CVS (MST)
- Denver Beer Distributor (local) - (MST, NFC)
- Dollar General (MST, NFC, PayPal)
- Elmwood Zoo - local PA zoo (MST)
- Fine Wine & Good Spirits (MST)
- Gap (MST)
- GIANT (MST)
- Home Depot (MST, PayPal)
- Jimmy John's (MST)
- Lowe's (MST - must first timeout a transaction, then hold device to terminal on second run)
- McDonald's (MST, NFC)
- Michael's (MST)
- Oregon Dairy, Martin's - local PA grocery stores (MST, NFC)
- Red Robin (not sure - it recognized my device as Samsung Pay, but rejected the first NFC trial)
- Redner's (grocery and gas station) - (MST, NFC)
- Rutter's (MST)
- Salon MJM (local) (MST, not NFC)
- Sharp Shopper (MST)
- Sheetz (MST)
- Speedway (MST)
- Staples (MST, NFC)
- Starbucks (App)
- Subway (MST, NFC)
- Trader Joe's (MST)
- Turkey Hill (MST)
- USPS (MST - one recent failure)
- Verizon (MST, NFC)
- Walgreen's (NFC)
- Whole Foods (MST)
- Weis (MST)
Failure List
- Royer's Pharmacy (local pharmacy - it used to work here, but they updated their software and it's failed the last three times)
- Wawa (I believe this will work, it just hasn't yet)
Payment Terminal Successes
Payment Terminal Failures