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Monte wrote:
> 
> Tracey the clueless bemoaned->
> .Good ol Kentucky Fried Chicken has a new sign out back that says "
> Atm
> .as easy as cash!"  So,  I thought KFC might be a good idea for dinner
> .tonight, and I pulled in the drive thru  and placed my order.
> .When I got the total at the window and handed them my ATM card for
> .payment, they said "we are adding a charge of  99 cents to your order
> .because you're using an ATM card."   I said to them that they must be
> .joking, right?  But they surely were not.
> .Many Wendy's restaurants now accept Visa and M/C, and they do not
> charge
> .you an extra fee just for your ATM card even if it happens to be a
> check
> .card.
> .So, beware KFC's extra charge for using your ATM!
> .
> .If we complain, they will stop this practice.
> .http://tracey518.tripod.com/
> 
> Well, you dimbulb, you might consider asking about purchases BEFORE
> making them.  As opposed to credit cards which are a fixed percentage
> 3-4% of purchase, ATM's are flat-rate or a minimum plus a percentage.
> They are CASH ADVANCES and if you READ the info that your bank gives
> you when you get an ATM card you would know that.  Since KFC is acting
> as an ATM they collect the bank fee up front.
> 
> But I really wouldn't expect a wingnut to delve into details and
> facts, they don't in their politics or religion: It interferes with
> their dinner whines!
> 
> 


Uh, how can *your* money be considered and "advance???"




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