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I'm with you. Not only was I an original backer, but I was also an early backer. I got my Coin 1.0 months after they promised, and it almost never worked anywhere. Coin 2.0 comes out with EVT but no NFC payment, promises to work at more locations, still hardly works. I'm pretty pissed with Coin, and will definitely not buy into any future FitBit products as a result.

If it makes you feel any better, I got a coin 2.0, and it worked so infrequently I stopped using it after like a couple weeks. Plus the annoyed looks from people at shops being like WTF is this thing (which were validated when it didn't work with their system) got old fast.

I also got a Coin 1.0, but by the time it arrived I couldn't remember why I wanted it. I literally never tried it.

I just use mine for loyalty cards and magstripe gift cards (so they don't collect dust because I don't want a fat wallet). Might be worth a try if you haven't tried it for anything.