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PAYMENT PROBLEMAt a café checkout
Alipay rejected my foreign card. I’m standing at the cashier—what do I do?
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Try this now:
  1. Ask for the merchant QR, not a personal QR.
  2. Tap “Pay” and let the cashier scan your payment code.
  3. Keep your physical Visa ready as the fastest backup.
Show cashier: “请扫我的付款码”
It says card declined Show me what to tap
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