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Re: Credit card surcharges

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From: Legs Akimbo
Date: Tue, 02 Jul 1996 00:00
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cynthia@mindspring.com (Cynthia Smathers) wrote:

>She was having some very expensive
>repairs done on her car. The written estimate said it would cost x dollars,
>with no mention made that it was a cash-only price. When she went to pick
>up the car and handed them her credit card (Visa or MC, can't remember
>which) they added 4% to the quoted price...<snip>

How about naming the repair shop so that at least a few of us
will know to avoid them?  Maybe the word-of-mouth will hurt
the slimebags a little bit.

Legs Akimbo 
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From: Legs Akimbo <gs03pan@panther.gsu.edu>
Subject: Re: Credit card surcharges
Date: 1996/07/02
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