Re: Warning: computer companies to beware of

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From: Margaret Tarbet
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 00:00

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It isn't merely technical, it's contractual...their contract with

Visa doesn't allow them to charge a different price for cash
no matter what sort of face they try to put on it.  Visa will
definitely jump up and down on their case if they're caught out,
for instance by a disgruntled customer reporting them.

On Thu, 21 Nov 1996 19:39:52 GMT,
phr@netcom.com (Paul Rubin) wrote:

>Charging extra for using a credit card is quite normal at deep
>discount stores, since they have to pay a comission to the card
>company.  Technically they're not supposed to charge "extra",

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From: tarbet@swaa.com (Margaret Tarbet)
Subject: Re: Warning: computer companies to beware of
Date: 1996/11/21
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