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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: Upgrade and pay more for less
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2024 05:25:38 +0000
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Steve Hayes wrote:

> Banks and retailers keep telling me to download and use their app.
> Every shop in the mall has its own app.

For my main personal bank account I use their app, all other banks I 
only access from a browser on a PC.

I have loyalty cards for three supermarkets I mainly use (to avoid being 
milked for "full" price) but I don't install their apps, I keep a scan 
of the cards barcodes on the phone, in case I don't have the plastic 
cards/wallet with me, but I use other shops who don't push use of 
cards/apps too.

I have yet to install even one parking app when everyone seem to 
complain about having to install a dozen of them, if they don't accept 
coins or debit cards, tough on them.