# Avoid Prepaid Cards Without Chips For Offline Purchases

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/avoid-prepaid-cards-without-chips-for-offline-purchases/40285
**Category:** Off Topic
**Created:** 2026-08-29T12:10:40Z
**Posts:** 2

## Post 1 by @Aslop1 — 2026-08-29T12:10:40Z

I bought a prepaid card sometime back and just never really used it. I’m now finding that current card readers are phasing out the ability to accept swiping.

I guess the clerk can manually type the card number in, but if you’re using a kiosk or something, you’ll be out of luck.

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## Post 2 by @iluvprivacy — 2026-08-29T12:16:08Z

Where are you located?