On 10/7/2010 8:18 PM, Bob F wrote:
aemeijers wrote:
On 10/7/2010 6:35 PM, HeyBub wrote:
Percival P. Cassidy wrote:

Local stations may charge less for cash purchases than by credit
card--you'll not see it except by observing individual station
charges, not on the credit card side.

I have always understood that it is a violation of the merchant's
agreement with the card issuer (at least with MC and Visa) to add a
surcharge for using a card. OTOH, it seems not to be a violation of
that agreement to give a discount for cash.


That all changed this week when a federal court allowed merchants to
charge different amounts even for different cards! For example, not
all Visa cards are the same. Those with magnificent rewards programs
charge the merchant more.

Now the merchant will be allowed to charge differently not only on
cash vs card, but card vs card.



Good. Maybe the merchants will get ****ed off enough to stop taking
plastic, and the rest of us won't have to wait in line behind people
charging a five-dollar breakfast. IMHO, for in-person sales, CC should
have at least a 20-buck minimum.

Most places I use them, cards really speed things up. By the time the prices are
scanned, the card is read and ready.


Only true if they don't require a signature. Many places around here
still do, even for trivial purchases. And I don't mean signing the POS
terminal- they print out paper.

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aem sends...