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Ms. Toad

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25. That used to be the case,

Reply to MiniMe (Reply #15)

Fri Apr 14, 2023, 10:40 PM

Apr 2023

until they lost a lawsuit in 2013 . . . seemed like yesterday to me until I checked my memory with a search enginge.

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Kia Dealer Slipping A Credit Card Surcharge To Their Service Bills...... [View all] global1 Apr 2023 OP

My advice...follow WITH your money. Enter stage left Apr 2023 #1

Where I live dentists, hair dressers, auto repair places, barbers, etc. DURHAM D Apr 2023 #2

Your information is only partially correct for debit cards in the United States GregariousGroundhog Apr 2023 #16

Well shame on me. DURHAM D Apr 2023 #18

Oh, Delphinus Apr 2023 #39

Just did a bathroom remodel. Custom shower door firm NoMoreRepugs Apr 2023 #3

+1000 GuppyGal Apr 2023 #27

Some restaurants are doing it too. raccoon Apr 2023 #50

I think the cc companies are at least partially responsible. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 2023 #4

I thought at one time is was illegal to charge more for credit card or to offer cash discounts bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #5

Why would it be illegal? We don't have price controls. brooklynite Apr 2023 #20

It wasn't illegal, Ms. Toad Apr 2023 #22

Yes, that is my point, it was illegal at some point and remains illegal in some states bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #35

There is a difference between being illegal, Ms. Toad Apr 2023 #44

To repeat the post to which you are replying, surcharges are prohibited in 10 states bucolic_frolic Apr 2023 #47

You seem to be ignoring most of what I said. Ms. Toad Apr 2023 #48

And yet the Fla DMV adds a surcharge for CC use. nt EX500rider Apr 2023 #52

I've seen Delphinus Apr 2023 #40

A lot of gas stations charge $.10 per gallon more for credit cards vs. cash wishstar Apr 2023 #54

It wasn't illegal, it was in the contract with the credit card companies... hunter Apr 2023 #51

It's common in Michigan at gas stations. roamer65 Apr 2023 #6

there is one station near me that does the 10 cents per gallon higher w/ cc. orleans Apr 2023 #28

Zappa! roamer65 Apr 2023 #29

lol orleans Apr 2023 #30

A Place Right By Our House Does 5 Cents ProfessorGAC Apr 2023 #53

Lots of companies have credit card surcharges, especially small businesses. TwilightZone Apr 2023 #7

I think it's a normal and expected cost of most business and should simply be built into the price. W_HAMILTON Apr 2023 #32

Coincidence! We just went to a Honda dealer to get a part, and Nixie Apr 2023 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author yonder Apr 2023 #9

Yeah, this is becoming more common. A local grocer (Chinese bodega) told me... keep_left Apr 2023 #10

If your dealer is fugazi, only take your car to them when it is imperative. TheBlackAdder Apr 2023 #11

It's legal Zeitghost Apr 2023 #12

Retailers pay a % to the cc company for credit card transactions. Mosby Apr 2023 #13

Just checked the service invoice and no credit card fee. Nixie Apr 2023 #14

I thought that they couldn't add a surcharge for using credit, but they can give a cash discount MiniMe Apr 2023 #15

That used to be the case, Ms. Toad Apr 2023 #25

My Honda dealership started doing that in February moose65 Apr 2023 #17

Time to go back to writing checks, I guess GoodRaisin Apr 2023 #36

Well, no.... moose65 Apr 2023 #38

Oh, well, GoodRaisin Apr 2023 #42

I pay mine off every month, too moose65 Apr 2023 #49

Telling you upfront that there'll be a credit card surcharge isn't "slipping"... brooklynite Apr 2023 #19

There was a time that credit card companies would refuse to do business with someone who charged Chainfire Apr 2023 #21

I just checked that - Ms. Toad Apr 2023 #23

I don't know about car dealers but FemDemERA Apr 2023 #24

If you want "fairness", stop gaming the perks! Thunderbeast Apr 2023 #26

I would prefer the discounts for cash moose65 Apr 2023 #41

My doctors' office is doing the same, adding 2 or 3% for Ilsa Apr 2023 #31

some gas stations have charged less for cash for years. AnotherDreamWeaver Apr 2023 #33

Credit card companies are like a 3% tax on everything we buy, payable to a private company lostnfound Apr 2023 #34

My Toyota dealer charges a credit-card fee nuxvomica Apr 2023 #37

Local companies do that all the time. I noticed that some gas stations started doing it. They even themaguffin Apr 2023 #43

It's the most fair way to me EX500rider Apr 2023 #45

There was a credit card surcharge back in the day because the vendors got charged for their use Hekate Apr 2023 #46