Club card v new technology
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I use the app 'stocard'. This stores 42 cards including the membership card. It has the additional faculty to take a photo of front and back of the card. I've had no problems showing my card at sites and my ACSI card abroad.
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So when the campsite want to retain your ACSI card do you have to leave your phone
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That might be ok for you ‘yeller Bellies’ Micky Boy but the correct usage is-‘more betterer’ my pleasure😊
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The club has an APP so why not store the card in there with a bar code that can be scanned. I can travel abroad on an APP with e boarding ticket, OK I do need other ID for security but getting on a club site cant be such a risk as flying can it?
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I did suggest that earlier. As account sections of the App also require login it would also make unauthorised use less likely, as you would have to give those using the card your email / password.
For cards such as these which can be used multiple times, with no extra cost to the owner, it is probably the best solution to deter unauthorised cloning. E tickets / vouchers are a different matter, as these can be used only once. It is therefore in your interest to keep it secure.
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Back to the thread subject :-
New technology is the lifeblood of modern living. Of course there will be some who are stuck in the 1960's and cannot stand anything new. There is nothing wrong with that if that's their comfort zone.
The OP raised some good points, but in all honesty I cannot see the CMC considering anything which could be described as "new technology", or would even have the expertise to implement it. An example being their inability to improve the very poor software bolt-on upon which Club Together is running.
K
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I have a feeling that I have used my 'virtual' copy of the membership card I have on Stocard when booking in at a site. I think it was probably at the wardens discretion. I will try and see if the Club can accept this 'as standard' - I'll try and bring it up at the next Council meeting, to get a more definitive response.
David
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Actually i get quite fed up with everyone insisting on Smart phone use for every little thing. My mobile phone is just that.....a phone, for getting in touch....by talking to another person, not a camera or a sat-nav, or a computer, which are very handy...i have a tablet and a laptop but dont want to carry them around everywhere. Oh yes, and I use cash and cheques, as well as a debit card. Smart Phones seem so....demanding , everyone seems obsessed by them, and no longer seem aware of the ACTUAL world going on around them. Just another gadget...handy but a gadget..no more.
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Thanks David and others for comments.
There does seem to be a general feeling that this is possible and to go back to my original suggestion I don't mind proving my identity with a driving licence or other photo ID so it is a no cost option for CMC. All I want is a few less cards in my wallet.
My suggestion doesn't go as far as not having a card so...for those who prefer to carry the cards - carry on, fill your boots (well pockets) and for those who warn of smartphone addiction/dependency - sorry that boat has sailed a while back.
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I think this is the drawback at present, the technology is there but isn't 100% reliable. I can't be bothered with the unknown, if I'm in a shop etc something has to work so at present I'll be keeping the cards I need for the places I visit.
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Hopefully, problems with scanning cards on phones will become less problematic, as shops equipment is updated. The photo shows the info M&S give on their digital version of the Sparks card. When we were in B&Q recently the fixed bar code scanner refused to read my card but the one on the cable, for use on heavy items, read it with ease. In a few years it is likely problems will be a thing of the past.
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I resisted for a while, despite my sons both saying we would find one useful. Apple had got to 5s before we succumbed. We now have two, the original 5s and an SE, like you I am not a fan of the larger phones. Hopefully, they will continue to work for many years, as Apple no longer make these small smartphones. We find them particularly useful in unfamiliar towns, for google map and bus information. Also What's App for staying in touch with the family when away. Plus of course E tickets and some cards. Although those I use often I still carry.
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Security is an issue which ever medium is used. A lot of it is down to what other checks are put in place. In Sainsbury's the other day I noticed they had an offer on to double up the value of your nectar points, to spend on wine, cloths, toys and a few others. To do this I took my card to customer services where they scanned it and gave me £30 of vouchers for the £15 pounds on the card. I then went and used it to buy wine. It might not have been my card, I might have just picked it up,off the floor. There was no request for additional identification.
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