With the long, discouraging queue that tends to always pose at Arby’s transaction line, it’s normal for one to ask, Does Arby’s take Apple Pay? We all know about Arby’s, an American fast food sandwich chain that has so many restaurants, more than 3000 to be precise, scattered in many parts of the world.
Apple Pay on the other hand, is a payment method which offers a hitch-free and swift transaction and considering how big and busy Arby’s is normally, one would definitely want to resort to Apple pay to save time. But then, does Arby’s take Apple pay? We shall find out in this article.
About Arby’s
Arby’s is an American fast food sandwich chain restaurant that has more than 3000 restaurants and is still growing. Yeah, emphasis on ‘and still growing’. Did you know that in October 2017, Food & Wine called Arby’s “America’s second largest sandwich chain after Subway” ? I mean just to give you an insight as to how big Arby’s is.
Arby’s is one of such companies, which can be categorized as subsidiary unit companies. It was founded on July 23, 1964, in Boardman, Ohio, U.S.
It’s pioneer founders were Forest Raffelvand Leroy Raffel. Arby’s has its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
They initially served roast beef sandwiches, potato chips and soft drinks before they advanced to other types of snacks, which they serve now.
Apple Pay
Apple pay is a mobile payment service by Apple Inc. that allows users to make payments in person. It can be accessed from iOS apps, and on the web. Apple Pay is supported on iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro.
Apple Pay, if properly set up, can replace a credit or debit card chip and PIN transaction at a contactless-capable point-of-sale terminal.
Does Arby’s Take Apple Pay?
Now to the part you have been waiting for: does Arby’s take Apple Pay? It would delight you to know that Arby’s takes Apple Pay; yes, they do.
Why is that? Giving to the popularity and flexibility associated with using the digital wallet, Apple Pay, Arby’s has incorporated it into one of their payment methods.
So now that we have given you an answer to your long-borne question, let’s now find out how to make use of Apple Pay to make payments.
How To Make Use of Apple Pay to Make Payments
This section would be divided into three. The first is how to make payments with Apple Pay inside their on-ground restaurants and secondly, we will be showing you how to make payments with Apple Pay for an online purchase. ‘Online purchase.’ I’m sure you just read that. Would you believe that you can also use Apple Pay even when making an online purchase? We shall also see how that can be navigated.
Arby’s, having realized the ease and convenience associated with using Apple Pay by their customers, has incorporated the terminals from which Apple Pay can get it’s signals and function.
So here’s how to use your iPad, iPhone or Apple Watch to make payments:
- Setup: The first thing you would want to do is to have either your credit or debit card linked to your Apple wallet. Your Apple wallet should already be installed either in your iPhone, iPad or your Apple watch.
- Get To The Counter: Once you have completed this you should head right straight to the counter where the cashier is seated.
- Authenticate: Once all these have been set up, the next thing you should do is to double-click the side button on your iPhone or Apple Watch. It’s important to note that For iPhones with Face ID, you would need to glance at your device for it to authenticate. For those with Touch ID, you just have to place your finger on the sensor.
- Tap and Pay: Bring your iPhone, iPad or Apple watch closer to the contactless reader until you see “Done” and a checkmark on the screen. Once you have done this, this payment is complete.
Now what about those impatient category of customers who never have the time to step into Arby’s restaurants but rather prefer to take their orders outside? Payments can also be made using Apple Pay if you’re in this category.
- Drive-Thru Payments
All you have to do is bring your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch closer to the payment terminal at the drive-thru window.
Once you have done this, authenticate the payment using Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode.
- Online Purchase
There are a good number of Arby’s customers who like to make hassle-free purchases. They just use their phones to place orders. For this category, I’ll be sharing how to navigate paying with Apple Pay online from Arby’s website.
How to order online at Arby’s
- Shop: Log into Arby’s website and check out their online menu.
You’ll see an option that says ‘add items to your cart’. Do that by tapping on what you want to purchase.
- Checkout: Proceed to checkout. A payment icon would be displayed and the next thing you would want to do is to select the Apple Pay option.
- Authenticate: You can Authenticate your payment using Face ID, Touch ID, or your device’s passcode.
- Confirm Payment: Once authenticated, your payment will be completed.
Why Some Branches of Arby’s Might Not Take Apple Pay
Sometimes, You encounter certain Arby’s restaurants which do not accept Apple pay, Here’s why:
The most common reason why some branches of Arby’s restaurants don’t take Apple Pay is that the registers and payment terminals for the Apple Pay payment method have not been set up. Since it hasn’t been set up, therefore it cannot accept it.
You might be wondering what I mean. Apple Pay being a wireless form of payment requires special terminals and readers to process a payment.
On the other hand, many Arby’s registers are not specifically set up to take this payment method. Since Apple Pay requires special configurations before it can be used, Arby’s restaurants do not consider it so necessary and important.
Other reasons include that if the Apple Pay app develops a fault when payments are still processed, customers are left stranded, especially if they don’t have another payment option.
Also, some branches of Arby’s consider accepting Apple Pay as a task because they would have to get some of their employees trained on how to receive payments from customers who use Apple Pay.
The training required might be time consuming and might divert the attention and focus of their employees to something they consider irrelevant.
Other Payment Options At Arby’s
You might want to know other payment options you can use at Arby’s. Arby’s accepts other payment options and we shall look at them below:
- Credit and Debit Cards: At Arby’s, you can use any credit or debit card, not excluding Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover.
- Cash: You can also pay with cash. This, in fact, is accepted in all the locations of Arby’s.
- Digital Wallets: Digital wallets outside Apple Pay are also accepted at Arby’s. Digital wallets could be Google Pay and Samsung Pay; both are accepted at Arby’s.
- Arby’s Gift Cards: Guess what? At Arby’s, you can also make use of their gift cards previously gotten for payment but then it is only effective for in-store purchases.
Conclusion
I hope you got to this point with a feeling of satisfaction, having answered your question, Does Arby’s take Apple Pay? Arby’s, having realized the convenience their customers derive from using Apple Pay, has tried in a highly rated percentage to integrate the use of Apple Pay in most of their restaurants.
Not only can you use Apple Pay for purchases, but you can also use it for drive-thru offers. Also, Arby’s also accepts other payment options, such as Google Pay, Samsung pay and credit or debit cards.