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Re:Unintended Consequences: Credit Card Interest Rates now M... by btilly on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @01:33PM (#1630460)
American Express can afford to give the best deal to consumers because they give merchants the worst deal. That is why so many merchants don't accept American Express.
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Re:Unintended Consequences: Credit Card Interest Rates now M... by redrobot5050 on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @04:18PM (#1631000)
Amazon.com accepts Amex. I practically buy everything there: Shoes, Aftershave, Books, etc.
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Re:Unintended Consequences: Credit Card Interest Rates now M... by lrm242 on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @05:42PM (#1631259)
The only time I have a hard time using it is in mom & pop shops. This isn't really an inconvenience to me.
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Re:Unintended Consequences: Credit Card Interest Rates now M... by btilly on Tuesday August 24, 2010 @06:12PM (#1631324)
Have you traveled through Europe lately?
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Re:Unintended Consequences: Credit Card Interest Rates now M... by lrm242 on Wednesday August 25, 2010 @12:01PM (#1633217)
No, but in Australia I routinely had my Visa and MC turned away along with my Amex. Who cares? I don't live in Europe or Australia.
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