Does Barnes and Noble Starbucks take Apple Pay

Q: What stores are compatible with Apple Pay?

Some of Apples partners include Best Buy, B&H Photo, Bloomingdales, Chevron, Disney, Dunkin Donuts, GameStop, Jamba Juice, Kohls, Lucky, McDonalds, Office Depot, Petco, Sprouts, Staples, KFC, Trader Joes, Walgreens, Safeway, Costco, Whole Foods, CVS, Target, Publix, Taco Bell, and 7-11.

Q: Does Walmart Apple Pay?

Walmart Still Doesnt Accept Apple Pay in U.S. Despite Many Customer Requests. A quick search on Twitter reveals that Walmart faces numerous requests to accept Apple Pay on a daily basis, but the big-box retailer still does not accept the iPhones tap-to-pay service at its over 4,700 stores across the United States.

You can use Apple Pay in stores, within apps, on the web in Safari, for transit in some countries and regions, and in Message Apple.1, 2

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Setting up the app
Using the app
Other features
What payments does Barnes and Noble accept?
What stores are compatible with Apple Pay?
Does Walmart Apple Pay?
Can you use Apple Pay at Target?

In stores

Use Apple Pay wherever you see one of these symbols.3 Or search for Apple Pay in Maps to see nearby stores that accept Apple Pay.

In China mainland, use Apple Pay wherever you see one of these symbols.

In Japan, use Apple Pay wherever you see one of these symbols.

In the United States, you can use Apple Pay to send and receive money with friends and family. And you can make payments to participating businesses in Message Apple on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Within apps and online in Safari

Use Apple Pay wherever you see this button, or see Apple Pay listed as a payment method. You might also see Donate with Apple Pay or Buy with Apple Pay.

In addition to accepting Apple Pay, the merchant must accept your payment card and payment network.
In China mainland, you can use Apple Pay on the web in Safari only on compatible iPhone and iPad models using iOS 11.2 or later.
Some stores might have this symbol on their card readers and point of sale terminals, but they might not be currently set up to accept contactless payments, including Apple Pay. If you can’t use Apple Pay at a store that is displaying the contactless payment symbol, let us know.

Published Date: February 17, 2022

BN.com accepts MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Visa, Diners Club, JCB, PayPal, corporate purchasing cards, and Barnes & Noble Gift Cards and eGift Cards as forms of payment.

We also accept Visa, American Express, and MasterCard Gift Cards, however these payment cards cannot be used in combination with any other form of payment except for a Barnes & Noble Gift Card or eGift Card.

BN.com no longer offers a Pay-By-Phone option.

BN.com does not accept checks, money orders, or store credits. Money orders and store credits can be used for purchases made in a Barnes and Noble store.

You may purchase a Barnes & Noble Membership with a Barnes & Noble Gift Card, but to enroll in Automatic Renewal, you are required to provide a credit card.

Gift Cards, eGift Cards, Online Gift Certificates or PayPal cannot be used to purchase rental materials from BN.com or subscriptions to eMagazines or eNewspapers. However, you may apply a gift card to your purchase of a single issue of an eMagazine or eNewspaper.

You may not use a Barnes & Noble Gift Card/eGift Card to purchase other Barnes & Noble Gift Cards/eGift Cards.

Last week, Starbucks updated its Starbucks Card app to handle payments through your iPhone and iPod touch at most Starbucks locations throughout the country. It was originally part of a pilot program when the app debuted in 2009, then expanded to Starbucks locations inside Target stores, and now it's nationwide.

There is still an exception, and that is Starbucks located inside Barnes & Noble. These locations are owned by Barnes & Noble themselves and will not accept Starbucks cards. Likewise, when checking for places that will accept mobile payments via the Starbucks Card app, Barnes & Noble locations are not listed.

I tested out the app on a visit to the Starbucks at Avenue at White Marsh, just outside Baltimore. While using the app is simple, it takes some work to get it ready to go.

Setting up the app

If you have a Starbucks gift card, launch the app and tap the "add new" button in the top right corner. You'll enter in your Starbucks card number and security code, and it will add the contents of that particular card to your account. Do the same for any other Starbucks cards that you own, then shred the physical cards. You don't need them any longer.

If you don't have a preloaded Starbucks card, there's no need to fret. First, create an account if you don't already have an older one with Starbucks. Then tap the account balance underneath the card picture and you get the option to "reload card," "refresh balance" and more options, which include setting up auto-reloading. Tap "reload card," enter your password, and you're taken to a screen where you can load your virtual Starbucks card in increments of $10. The first time you do a $25 reload on the card using a Visa-branded debit or credit card will net you $5 in extra credit. The app does store your credit card information, so if you're not using a passcode on your iPhone, now is the time to do so.

Once you've enabled payments on the app -- this can be toggled in the settings -- the "click to pay" button will appear on the app's home screen.

Using the app

After you have credit, head to the counter and order as normal. When it came time to pay, I tapped the "touch to pay" button then offered the barista my phone. She picked up a scanner that was a bit larger than my iPhone and aimed it at the barcode on the phone. It took her two tries, but it went through. "Your remaining balance is $19.82," she informed me just as the phone updated to reflect the remaining balance.

Other features

The app does a few other things. It keeps track of the My Starbucks Rewards program, which is Starbucks' frequent-customer program. You get a single star for installing and registering an account through the app. Five stars bumps you to Green Level, and 30 stars gets you Gold Status for a year. You get a star for each time you use the account, but refreshing it through the app did not give me a second credit for the purchase I made. That will take up to 24 hours.

I can see this quickly becoming a preferred method of utilizing a Starbucks card. It's one less physical card to have in your wallet, and it's quick to use. Setting it up for the first time takes no more than five minutes.

The biggest drawback is having your debit/credit card information stored in the app itself, though you can't reload a card without someone knowing your Starbucks password first. You can delete the card information off the app, but it's still worth taking the extra precaution and enabling the iPhone's built-in passcode just in case.

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What payments does Barnes and Noble accept?

BN.com accepts MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Visa, Diners Club, JCB, PayPal, corporate purchasing cards, and Barnes & Noble Gift Cards and eGift Cards as forms of payment.

What stores are compatible with Apple Pay?

Some of Apple's partners include Best Buy, B&H Photo, Bloomingdales, Chevron, Disney, Dunkin Donuts, GameStop, Jamba Juice, Kohl's, Lucky, McDonald's, Office Depot, Petco, Sprouts, Staples, KFC, Trader Joe's, Walgreens, Safeway, Costco, Whole Foods, CVS, Target, Publix, Taco Bell, and 7-11.

Does Walmart Apple Pay?

Walmart Still Doesn't Accept Apple Pay in U.S. Despite Many Customer Requests. A quick search on Twitter reveals that Walmart faces numerous requests to accept Apple Pay on a daily basis, but the big-box retailer still does not accept the iPhone's tap-to-pay service at its over 4,700 stores across the United States.

Can you use Apple Pay at Target?

Any contactless payment type can be accepted. Some examples of contactless payment types are: Contactless credit/debit cards printed with this symbol: Mobile phone digital wallets (e.g., Apple Pay®, Google Pay™, Samsung Pay)