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Re:Visa card network crashes, causing increased decline rate... by jayd16 on Friday June 01, 2018 @02:18PM (#17208378)
Most of the time there's no explicit CC charge so you'd still be paying for it whether you paid cash or not.
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Re:Visa card network crashes, causing increased decline rate... by plantain on Friday June 01, 2018 @02:26PM (#17208459)
That means you're paying it when you pay cash too....
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Re:Visa card network crashes, causing increased decline rate... by NullPrefix on Saturday June 02, 2018 @07:43AM (#17214103)
Subsidizing card users.
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Re:Visa card network crashes, causing increased decline rate... by Woofles on Friday June 01, 2018 @03:16PM (#17208969)
In fact I'm pretty sure Visa and Mastercard forbid charging a different price if customers pay in cash.
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Re:Visa card network crashes, causing increased decline rate... by toast0 on Friday June 01, 2018 @03:36PM (#17209233)
They don't forbid charging a different price, or even advertising a different price; they only forbid advertising a surcharge for using a card. An advertised cash discount is acceptable. States may have further requirements, for example, California requires gas stations report credit prices in at least the same size numbers as cash prices, but enforcement is light.
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Re:Visa card network crashes, causing increased decline rate... by paulie_a on Friday June 01, 2018 @03:34PM (#17209208)
In the US, that is no longer true. They can at least have a minimum, not sure if they can charge differently, but for small purchases it is effectively the same
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