https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/24/macys-credit-card-processors-stop-working-on-black-friday/

It’s one of the biggest shopping days of the year, but retail giant Macy’s can’t get its credit card processors to work.

Customers have been waiting in lines across the United States to buy discounted items, only to find out that the machines won’t take credit cards or gift cards. Some Bloomingdale’s stores, which are owned by Macy’s, may have also been impacted.