Walmart Canada stops accepting Visa cards

Re:Walmart Canada stops accepting Visa cards by petercooper on Sunday June 12, 2016 @11:33AM (#11888524)

The bank may be limited in charging the fee but companies aren't. Credit card surcharges are quite popular in the UK. I notice them most on airfares as they tend to be quite expensive - Virgin Atlantic charges 1.5% surcharge for credit cards, for instance.

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Re:Walmart Canada stops accepting Visa cards by Symbiote on Sunday June 12, 2016 @12:31PM (#11888859)

Airlines are almost the only place you will see these charges in the UK.

I've used credit cards for almost all purchases for many years, and the only other place a surcharge is likely is a tiny, struggling business, like a convenience store or a rural pub.

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Re:Walmart Canada stops accepting Visa cards by petercooper on Sunday June 12, 2016 @12:43PM (#11888939)

Quite a few car insurers as well (Aviva comes to mind). But yeah, I live in a rural area, so it's not uncommon for things like travel agents, independent hardware stores, etc, to have surcharges. I am not aware of any chain stores doing it, so it's probably unusual in more cosmopolitan areas.

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Re:Walmart Canada stops accepting Visa cards by zimbatm on Sunday June 12, 2016 @06:35PM (#11890665)

Also corner shops all add a 50p charge if you buy for less than 10GBP or if you buy cigarettes.

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