Re: Warning: computer companies to beware of

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From: Brian Gordon
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 00:00

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In article <572e84$92q@news3.digex.net>,  <briggman@universe.digex.net> wrote:
>Paul Rubin (phr@netcom.com) 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", which is
>: why you'll normally find somewhere in the ad "prices reflect cash
>: discount" if the cash and credit card prices are not the same.  That
>: is, the 3.5% higher amount is the "regular" price and if you pay with
>: cash they pass the savings on to you.  It seems fair to me.
>
>This is quite true, however, don't let someone charge you more of a
>percentage for using an American Express Card than a Visa or
>Mastercard...it's against the Merchant Agreement the Store Owner
>signed...all credit card surcharges MUST be the same percentage.
>
>Take this FWIW,
>
>Dave

More specifically, all such "surcharges" must be exactly 0%!!  That's what they
agree to when they sign up to accept the cards :-(

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From: briang@netcom.com (Brian Gordon)
Subject: Re: Warning: computer companies to beware of
Date: 1996/11/22
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