you don't know anything about sam's club? they obviously do take discover. it's like costco taking amex only.
it was recently they added mastercard usage.
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you don't know anything about sam's club? they obviously do take discover. it's like costco taking amex only.
it was recently they added mastercard usage.
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It makes perfect 'cents' for a dollar store. Do you know what typical merchant fees look like for a retail credit card processing contract? A dollar store would be paying you to walk in the door and buy something. The only way the store will be able to handle plastic is with a special arrangement with one of the vendors. Nowadays, the store can't not take plastic because a significant number of people don't use cash anymore.
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As stated above I haven't checked their Discover Card policy lately because I do not have a Discover Card to use there. I was a member there through my employer back in the late 90's and remember they used to take Discover Card back then as well as their own credit account(which I had until 2002). I joined again on my own in early 2007 and noticed when they started taking MasterCard, but never paid attention since I rejoined, to whether they still took Discover Card or not.
Oh come on, don't whine! Dollar Tree took only Discover and debit just a year or so ago. Taking Visa was a new move for them.
Dollar General too, only takes Discover and Visa, IIRC.
Family Dollar takes debit only - no credit cards.
Our local Goodwill stores only take cash and check.
Costco only takes Amex and debit.
I think that's my short list of stores I've encountered that don't take both Visa and MC.
Dollar General too, only takes Discover and Visa, IIRC.
Family Dollar takes debit only - no credit cards.
Our local Goodwill stores only take cash and check.
Costco only takes Amex and debit.
I think that's my short list of stores I've encountered that don't take both Visa and MC.
Do I have to spell it out? Dollar Tree sells junk, ok? Be glad they accept anything other than cash.
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Why stores don't configure their prices to come out to an even amount after tax baffles me. Nothing kills the mood of a dollar store more is when you go up to the counter with two items and have to pay 2.16.
Same thing with the cafeteria at my school. They'll charge you .95 for something, but tax bumps it to 1.02. It's a stretch that I even carry cash in the first place, much less change. So I always get the evil eye when I get two pennies from the spare change cup. Is it that much of a stretch to charge .92 so that it'll come out to $1 even?
On topic though... (sorta) all my debit cards are mastercard, and all my credit cards are visa. I don't have a clue what advantages one would have over the other, but I use my chase visa the most. *shrug*
Same thing with the cafeteria at my school. They'll charge you .95 for something, but tax bumps it to 1.02. It's a stretch that I even carry cash in the first place, much less change. So I always get the evil eye when I get two pennies from the spare change cup. Is it that much of a stretch to charge .92 so that it'll come out to $1 even?
On topic though... (sorta) all my debit cards are mastercard, and all my credit cards are visa. I don't have a clue what advantages one would have over the other, but I use my chase visa the most. *shrug*
That's why, for a time, I was making the 'YAJT' post everytime Jedi had a new thread. His/her threads have always been terrible.
Credit card companies or debit cards used as credit charges the company a fee to use them. MasterCard isn't used as credit at dollar tree due to its outlandious fee. It is the only one not accepted we even accept star. Now we do accept it as debit. Sadly we have had customers come in on purpose and get a dozen things and say they only have MC credit (regular customer who is fully aware of the policy) then we have to have a 5 to 10min till the manager completes post void. Since then it has become dollar tree policy to ask customers if they will be using MC before ringing items
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Nope, not even close.
Visa and MasterCard are two separate entities. Their business model maybe similar but they are totally different.
VS = http://corporate.visa.com/about-visa/index.shtml
MC = http://www.mastercard.com/us/company/en/index.html
I think you are confused about the same banks that isssue both VS and MC. Yes, there are banks that have both VS and MC but they pay VS and MC a percentage or fee to issue the CC with their logos. Those banks and financial institutions don't own VS or MC.
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FTFY
Mastercard?
I haven't even seen a Mastercard in years.
I was not sure they even existed anymore.
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HOLY CARP!!!
Guilty as charged.
But I always have to read Jedi's posts just to see how outlandish/ immature/ absurd they are.
He never fails at that!
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