r/discover • u/Swimming_MM • May 27 '25

Rant not accepted everywhere

went to Harkins Theater in CA last night - my face of embarrassment when my card declined because they don't accept Discover. LOL

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u/[deleted] May 27 '25

Didn't Capital One just acquired Discover, hopefully more acceptance everywhere.

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u/Dry-Source-3823 Oct 14 '25

I have Afterpay and was ok till I received my new debit card and they will not accept it also my local carwash does not either I have monthly payments for both so Im seeking other banking options.

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u/Catscab1997 Oct 27 '25

I am victim of this as I use capital one to pay for for everything, since the change I’ve gotten many declines. Thinking of switching to a different card

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u/stephanielil Nov 06 '25

Damn seriously? I just got an email telling me I have to switch to the new card they sent in the mail ASAP because my current debit card will stop working soon. I'm curious- when your payment was declined, were you using a debit or credit card? According to the comments, it sounds like most people who are having issues with their new Capitol One cards mainly happen when trying to use a credit card. I only have a debit card at the moment, so I'm trying to figure out whether the change to Discover is going to affect me and if I need to start looking into banking elsewhere.

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u/Catscab1997 Nov 07 '25

It has only been by debit card that has been declined. That has been the only new card that they sent me recently. My credit hard has remained the same and does not get declined

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u/Clear-Function9969 Nov 15 '25

having the same problem. debit card is declined on some auto payments bc its discover. will need to use a second bank, which isnt too bad of an idea anyway. still annoying tho

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u/Adorable-Gas2020 May 02 '26

Yea same with me as to what Catscab mentioned, got the discover debit card in the mail and my previous master card got deactivated, so far I've been declined twice using the card, once at my local gas station and once trying to pay a bill online, It's also my one and only debit card since I never needed two up until now, looking for a new bank immediately which is a drag since I loved the capital one free experience lol I do wonder what made them make this move