e-cash - good or bad, useful or useless

Woodingdean Gull · Jun 20, 2013

I’ve never used e-cash, never really thought about it. If you’re one of the users of it, how easy is it to get it sorted and does it take long to understand it?

It seems like a good idea to me but I’m wondering if the club should or could do more to promote it and to encourage its use.

I’d be interested in what others think about it.

Joe Gatting's Dad · Jun 20, 2013

Dead easy and you get 10% off everything - also shorter or quicker queues.

father_and_son · Jun 20, 2013

Piece of p*ss. Put money on card (online or in either shop), use card to buy stuff in shop or ground, get 10% of what you spent credited back on the card. Spend that and get 10% of that credited back, etc

Bit of a no brainer when spending money at the club. Not like you're going to be at the Amex on match day without your season ticket, so no chance of forgetting money for pie and pint.

HAILSHAM SEAGULL · Jun 20, 2013

Blimey bruv....
Click on FANS on the official site, click on TOP UP E CASH here
Put £30 on your card via your lap top, put your card on the scanner at the till.
Your purchase is deducted off your balance and 10% of the purchase total is automatically added.

Hamilton · Jun 20, 2013

When will I be able to buy tickets and stuff using bitcoin?

KJP · Jun 20, 2013

I used it first few games of 11/12 season, buts its such a pain topping it up I haven't been bothered, if you could use PayPal to top it up I'd use it more

spongy · Jun 20, 2013

Great idea and a good thing.

Last season I didn't actually take any cash at all to home games so I couldn't stop off via the local pub on the way home!

I've set it to auto top up as well so as soon as it dipped below a fiver another £30 would appear instantly at the till. It's a great thing to have and I would like it to stay.

Would be great if every club had it and it could be used at other grounds too.

Hotchilidog · Jun 20, 2013

It's great. 10% off any purchase and quicker transaction times. They should have more e-cash only queues to sped things up even more as sometimes people still use their debit/credit cards in the non-cash queue.

The only thing to look our for is the auto-top-up if you use that it can take a short while for this to actually happen. However if you are a STH it really is a no brainer, it is a fantastic facility at the ground.

dougdeep · Jun 20, 2013

KJP said:
I used it first few games of 11/12 season, buts its such a pain topping it up I haven't been bothered, if you could use PayPal to top it up I'd use it more

It takes seconds to top up. Honest, even an old git can do it.

KJP · Jun 20, 2013

Forgot about auto top up

shaolinpunk · Jun 20, 2013

I might start using it this season, but last season I went to add some credit to it online and it had someone elses details, so I didn't trust it

Daffy Duck · Jun 20, 2013

I use it all the time. Top it up just before I leave for the game and bingo!

Very easy to use and, as Hotchilidog says, it would be even better if we had e-cash only tills.

shaolinpunk · Jun 20, 2013

Hmm, apparently I have a balance of £15.97 on my card from January. I certainly don't remember putting that on there

soistes · Jun 20, 2013

Daffy Duck said:
I use it all the time. Top it up just before I leave for the game and bingo!

Very easy to use and, as Hotchilidog says, it would be even better if we had e-cash only tills.

I seem to remember that there are some tills which are e-cash and Amex cards only, which is almost as good

Hillian1 · Jun 20, 2013

If a computer moron like me can top up his card easily then anyone can.

Moshe Gariani · Jun 20, 2013

It is OK.

Works for me as Mrs G loves a bargain - the more pies and Harveys I buy on a matchday, the more we are saving...

Titanic · Jun 20, 2013

Hamilton said:
When will I be able to buy tickets and stuff using bitcoin?

are they still knocking around? I doubt they will ever be in common use, but I guess time will tell.

jackcgull · Jun 20, 2013

i tend to top mine up with cash at one of the caravan vendors outside the ground - never a queue and very easy to manage

Gazwag · Jun 20, 2013

KJP said:
Forgot about auto top up

Is brilliant - I have mine set at so £30 gets put on the card when the balance falls below £10 and it reloads cash almost instantly - ie if you don't quite have enough on your card you pay for part of it then by the time you do the second transaction the cash is there

reigate · Jun 20, 2013

shaolinpunk said:
Hmm, apparently I have a balance of £15.97 on my card from January. I certainly don't remember putting that on there

That has just reminded me. A duplicate payment was taken whe I topped up last season and the club have still not refunded me, despite me sending in my credit card statement

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