9 Mobile-Wallet Black Friday Moments

Published November 24, 2012 11:28 AM

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Updated October 20, 2016 10:53 AM

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Poor Reception

One shopper slams Sprint's Black Friday deal for not including Google's mobile wallet.

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Warm Feeling

One Isis user (at the urging of social marketing firm M80) used her mobile wallet to buy a new coat...

Cold Shoulder

...but had a hard time using Isis at several other merchants that were supposed to accept it.

PayPal's Push

PayPal announced several new merchants just ahead of Black Friday. PayPal plans to have 20 merchants live with its digital wallet by yearend.

A sales logo for Black Friday is seen on display as shoppers browse merchandise inside a Target Corp. store in Peoria, Illinois, U.S., on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012. Discount store shoppers are prepared to wait in long lines on Black Friday, though they are skeptical about whether they'll get the best deals of the season. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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On-Target

Target is introducing a mobile-shopping system that lets users order products by scanning them in aisles with their phones. The products are then shipped to the shopper's home. (Image: Bloomberg News)

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True Fan

In one instance, a mobile payment with Apple's Passbook and the Starbucks app was the highlight of a consumer's day.

Turkey Day

One shopper used Isis for her Thanksgiving shopping...

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Watered Down

...and another shopper had much less of an appetite.

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Online Only

Bitcoin users had their own Black Friday earlier in the month. It attracted more buzz than actual spending. (Image: ThinkStock)

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