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From: Harvey Brody
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 00:00
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 1996 00:00
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Margaret Tarbet wrote: > > 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", Stop this thread and talk about computer companies.
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