Er, NFC readers were intentionally disabled at Rite Aid/CVS since 2014: <a href="http://nytimes.com/2014/10/27/technology/personaltech/2-drug-chains-disable-apple-pay-as-a-rival-makes-plans-.html" rel="nofollow">http://nytimes.com/2014/10/27/technology/personaltech/2-drug...</a><p>If a cashier made that clarification regarding the chip, they may have been misinformed.