Grab a drink, send a text, get a text back and enter your credit card information......
What is the advantage of this system? Its sounds a lot more hassle than going to a cashier.
What is the advantage of this system? Its sounds a lot more hassle than going to a cashier.
> by sending the company a text message.
Oh allright, thats convenient, they will just add it to my phone bill.
> In the store, customers are expected to text Dirty Lemon to say they have grabbed something. A representative will then text back with a link to enter their credit card information, adding, “Let us know if you need anything else.”
Oh, they dont?
The one advantage of this system that I can see is that the shop will receive your phone number.
They also redirect to web for CC entry the first time, I think they're using stripe to store it or equivalent. It's essentially sms-based interface.
Stuff was sold this way for centuries. Take a fruit or a newspaper, leave coins in a jar, no cashier needed.
That said, I think a phone number changing owner and someone else purchasing in the exact same store within the card expiration date isn't very likely. Can happen, sure, but that's about it.