Just Had An Awful Scare!
By LooeyVille
@LooeyVille (79)
United States
May 4, 2026 11:17am CST
Oh my, my heart is still racing.
Hubby and I ate out at Buffalo Wild Wings, like I told you in my last post. Our lunch was only $11.65 plus tip.
They had one of those things called a Ziosk on the table, which is a tablet where you pay at the table using your credit card.
I tapped my credit card and it said, "Card Declined." What???!!!! I tried it again and it said, "Card Declined."
I was in a panic! What was wrong with my credit card? Had somebody stolen my identity and maxed out my credit?
Hubby used his credit card and it went through just fine.
The 10 minute drive home until I could call the Bank was terrifying.
But I have reached the bank who ensures me that nothing is wrong with my credit card account, they have no record of any charges being declined, and that everything is fine. They suggested that perhaps the tablet on the table at the restaurant was the problem.
It could have been, but then why did hubby's card go through? Of course mine was a VISA and his was a Mastercard. Maybe that was it.
Anyway, I was in a panic for sure!
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12 responses
@Ineeddentures (31206)
•
1h
I panic of I even get asked to insert it.
If I saw the word declined I would indeed shite myself
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@GardenGerty (168819)
• United States
4h
I would feel the same. Those electronic things baffle me.
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@snowy22315 (206965)
• United States
7h
That would make you upset for sure. I hate when things like that happen when I know I have money, credit available.
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@xFiacre (14633)
• Ireland
5h
@looeyville That’s always a worry and leaves you feeling vulnerable.
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@DaddyEvil (173393)
• United States
8h
My PayPal card was declined at one restaurant here. It really worried me but we had cash on us so could cover our bill. When I checked with PayPal, they didn't know why the restaurant declined to accept the card.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (17534)
• Torrington, Connecticut
7h
$11.65 what kind of bill is that? Did you just get a salad and a water... Nowadays a single person meal is over 20 bucks with a drink
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@JudyEv (379153)
• Rockingham, Australia
34m
That would be very scary indeed. What if you'd had no backup? 















