[mft_]

I'm not clear from your comment whether you're proposing how things should be, or how things actually are in your experience?

(Your vision isn't the case in the [European] Apple stores I have experience of...)

[hnbear]

This is my actual experience in US Apple stores. It’s been available for a while, but staff don’t always guide you to it.

Eg. https://www.howtogeek.com/338754/how-to-buy-stuff-at-the-app...

But earlier references are from 2012 for the easy pay roll out.

Maybe US only. Definitely a shame if it is.