why is the discover card not accepted in so many places?

[Omegachi]

is it that much trouble for merchants to accept them? i like my discover card a lot, more than my master and visa. IMO the discover card has the best customer service and the best user friendly website, and furthermore, one of the best cashback card out there (5% back on special promotions once every qtr. eg, movies, resturants, travel).

 

[Fritzo]

Because they charge the vendor a higher percentage per transaction.


This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes in Futurama:

Fry: $30? I can't afford that. Unless... Do you take Visa?
Salesman: Visa hasn't existed for 500 years.
Fry: American Express?
Salesman: 600 years.
Fry: Discover card?
Salesman: Sorry we don't take Discover

 

[HybridSquirrel]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Because they charge the vendor a higher percentage per transaction.


This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes in Futurama:

Fry: $30? I can't afford that. Unless... Do you take Visa?
Salesman: Visa hasn't existed for 500 years.
Fry: American Express?
Salesman: 600 years.
Fry: Discover card?
Salesman: Sorry we don't take Discover

lol

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: HybridSquirrel

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Because they charge the vendor a higher percentage per transaction.


This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes in Futurama:

Fry: $30? I can't afford that. Unless... Do you take Visa?
Salesman: Visa hasn't existed for 500 years.
Fry: American Express?
Salesman: 600 years.
Fry: Discover card?
Salesman: Sorry we don't take Discover

lol

one of those "ah sh!t..no they didin't..AHAHAHAH" lines from such a great show:heart:

 

[Auric]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HybridSquirrel

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Because they charge the vendor a higher percentage per transaction.


This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes in Futurama:

Fry: $30? I can't afford that. Unless... Do you take Visa?
Salesman: Visa hasn't existed for 500 years.
Fry: American Express?
Salesman: 600 years.
Fry: Discover card?
Salesman: Sorry we don't take Discover

lol

one of those "ah sh!t..no they didin't..AHAHAHAH" lines from such a great show:heart:

I looled.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Auric

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: HybridSquirrel

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Because they charge the vendor a higher percentage per transaction.


This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes in Futurama:

Fry: $30? I can't afford that. Unless... Do you take Visa?
Salesman: Visa hasn't existed for 500 years.
Fry: American Express?
Salesman: 600 years.
Fry: Discover card?
Salesman: Sorry we don't take Discover

lol

one of those "ah sh!t..no they didin't..AHAHAHAH" lines from such a great show:heart:

I looled.

i don't know anyone who didn't

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Because they charge the vendor a higher percentage per transaction.


This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes in Futurama:

Fry: $30? I can't afford that. Unless... Do you take Visa?
Salesman: Visa hasn't existed for 500 years.
Fry: American Express?
Salesman: 600 years.
Fry: Discover card?
Salesman: Sorry we don't take Discover

:laugh:

 

[Svnla]

Besides Sears and Sams Club, I do not know any other retail places around here that are taking Discovery.

BTW, I never has and not planning to have one. Never feel the need for it even Discovery are sending mail to my house every month.

 

[Rock Hydra]

I heard somethng from an employee at a previous job, that VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover charge transaction fees. I beleve my friend said AE and Discover charge like 5.5% whereas VISA and MC charge like 3% or something like that. Knowing this, I assume Discover is more costly or has more contract stipulations than the others with their clients.

Additionally, my mom has such difficulties using her Discover Card.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

It has something to do with Visa and Mastercard doing something so it's hard for American Express and Discover to get in on it too. It may be the transaction fees but I'm not sure.

 

[gingerstewart55]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
It has something to do with Visa and Mastercard doing something so it's hard for American Express and Discover to get in on it too. It may be the transaction fees but I'm not sure.

No it doesn't. It's simply that Discover charges higher transaction fees and not all merchant banks handle Discover cards, while all merchant banks/clearing houses handle Visa and MC. AE is not handled by a lot of places because the green card, the original AE card, won't pay the merchant until the person who made the charge pays AE, that and their higher trans. fees, too.

When a merchant loses 2.8% of every transaction done through a credit card, merchants begin to be very sensitive to what cards give the better deals....and the trans. fee rates are set by the merchant bank/clearing house. One bank will give better fees than another.....but not handle all cards, so you see some places handle Discover, some not.

MC and Visa have nothing to do with trying to keep Discover out of the picture.......Discover is doing that quite well on their own.

 

[JRich]

You didn't try eating at Big Pete's House of Munch did you?

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
Because they charge the vendor a higher percentage per transaction.


This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes in Futurama:

Fry: $30? I can't afford that. Unless... Do you take Visa?
Salesman: Visa hasn't existed for 500 years.
Fry: American Express?
Salesman: 600 years.
Fry: Discover card?
Salesman: Sorry we don't take Discover

 

[rh71]

Discover definitely has good customer service. I've only switched to CitiCard because they started offering the same 1% / 5% thing (but have dropped since). I haven't yet switched back because not everyone does take Discover. Merchants know everyone has at least a MC/Visa so they're not losing out on a customer.

 

[wiredspider]

Discover works in China like their UnionPay, about the only time I used it. Though my local mall was running a promo where you got a $20 card if you spent $200 on your discover card in the mall, nice 10% discount there.

 

[OhSnap688]

Kohl's takes Discover. I have a Visa Debit and then when I get a real job I'll worry about getting a real credit card.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Svnla
Besides Sears and Sams Club, I do not know any other retail places around here that are taking Discovery.

BTW, I never has and not planning to have one. Never feel the need for it even Discovery are sending mail to my house every month.

Discovery? This is a CC, not a tv station.

 

[ultimatebob]

Almost all of the online retailers take Discover, so I don't have a problem with it there.

Forget using a Discover card at most restaurants, though! I've given up asking, since the answer is usually NO.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Svnla
Besides Sears and Sams Club, I do not know any other retail places around here that are taking Discovery.

BTW, I never has and not planning to have one. Never feel the need for it even Discovery are sending mail to my house every month.

Hey Grandpa, it's Discover.

I say that because they must cater to older people, and every old person I talk to on the phone wants to use their Discovery card. Why do they add a Y to it?

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I think there was an antitrust suit against Visa and Mastercard for some monopolistic behavior.

 

[jamesave]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
I think there was an antitrust suit against Visa and Mastercard for some monopolistic behavior.

You mean duopolistic?

 

[palswim]

Originally posted by: jamesave

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
I think there was an antitrust suit against Visa and Mastercard for some monopolistic behavior.

You mean duopolistic?

Nah. They only appear to be different.

 

[MrPickins]

Strange, I can't think of many places around here that don't take Discover.

 

[Platypus]

After the lawsuit with Visa/Mastercard discover released a product called discover network which if vendors purchase it will work with all credit cards for one rate.

The amount of vendors taking Discover has increased a lot in the last few years. They also partnered with China Bill Pay so they've got all of China's debit patronage

 

[randay]

because they are on different subnets and the bootp forwarder isnt enabled.