Food & Dining Is it normal to pay a fee?

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  1. MyDarlinghurst

    MyDarlinghurst Well-Known Member

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    went out with a friend the other night to a nice Korean restaurant.
    As we was coming out i paid for it using my Commbank Debit card which has a mastercard logo on it.

    i was quite devastated when the cashier said there is a 3 per cent surcharge

    i have never had this before and thought it was stopped?
    my question is ,was he making this surcharge up?

    this was NOT a CC only a Debit card .

    lucky we took the sugars,salts.straws with us
     
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    Should have taken the wine glasses while you were at it.....:mad:
    AMX?? rates.... nasty stuff. Hope the food was good:)
     
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  3. Marg4000

    Marg4000 Well-Known Member

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    Leglislation only limited surcharges, it did not abolish them.

    3% for a debit card seems too high. By law, surcharges are limited to the actual cost incurred by accepting the card.
    Marg
     
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    Rolf Latham Inciteful (sic) Staff Member Business Plus Member

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    its takig a while to flow through

    many world brand hotels are still skimming away

    ta
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    Xenia Well-Known Member

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    Lol - good on you :cool::eek:
     
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    The tactic is to entice/force you to pay cash, which is what their goal is. Cash is king!
    Not much "flexibility" once the electronic trail is set.
     
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    wylie Moderator Staff Member

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    I would not be happy paying 3% surcharge for using any card, let alone using a debit card with my own money... but seriously, did you take sugars, salts and straws? Why?
     
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    Cant be that nice if they have little packets of salt straws and sugar.
     
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    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    Sugar for their petrol tank, salts for the paint work and straws for the locks? @datto anything else?
     
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    Perthguy Well-Known Member

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    Check posting history.
     
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