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pickell@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell) wrote:

>I'd like to know where he got his information that it was illegal 
>eg. Revenue Canada, etc

>"Tomas W. Lesik" <tomco@cyberspc.mb.ca> wrote:

>>Jerome P. Yoner wrote:

>>> You realize that is ILLEGAL to advertise an item at a price, and then
>>> charge more for taking Visa or Master Card???


>>Are you sure about that?????   Many Small businesses have been doing that as long 
>>as I can remember.  99.9% of the time it will be called a credit card service fee. 
>>The credit card companys charge the vendors 4% of all the charges taken in, it's 
>>only fare to pass that cost on to the consumer if it can't be absorbed by the 
>>vendor...

>>This is specifically the reason not all businesses in this city accept any credit 
>>cards...

>>-- 
>>Tomas W. Lesik
>>Winnipeg, Canada
>>tomco@cyberspc.mb.ca
>>http://cyberspc.mb.ca/~tomco/


Call any Credit card compagnie to set-up an account and they will tell
you that you can not raise your price by 4% just because the customer
want to pay with a credit card.

They will allow us to offer cash discount, but the price show should
include the 4%. eg. Canadian Tire money..
Josh G.