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Hope you enjoyed the trip through Canada.
I am surprised the Co-op stations insisted on a membership - we get our fuel at the Co-ops throughout our Province and many customers just skip the Member Number prompt.
Our credit cards have been "chipped" for at least 15 years, and they store the encrypted PIN so the transaction doesn't need to be processed by the banks' servers before starting the pump. Virtually all of the card readers expect the chipped version, and needs to check with the issuing bank (electronically, in real time) if there is no chip. Your card(s) probably failed the initial test, so going to the attendant is the quickest way to get your pump started.
We used to travel in the U.S. with our chipped credit cards, and ran into the ZIP code problem, until we learned the workaround from some on-line sources. Hmmmm, I thought credit cards were supposed to make travel easier !
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