dmoney1980
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In Chicago - 2 weeks ago I paid 3.51 / gallon, paid $3.70 2 days ago....
Gas stations only make a few pennies on each gallon of gas they sold. With the fee's they're charged by whoever handles their merchant services. If they didn't tack on 50 or so cents for people who use Visa or MC to get their gas. They'd be losing money. As it stands they make very little on gas.
Losing money isn't good for business really.
Bend over folks, heading to $6
3-4-2011
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/gas-prices-jump-17-cents-overnight-njgas-/story?id=13055985
Gas: $5.29 in Florida, $4.00 in Massachusetts
In Orlando, Fla., two gas stations that are the closest to the airport, and across the street from each other, are selling regular at $5.29 and $5.19 a gallon.
Gas stations only make a few pennies on each gallon of gas they sold. With the fee's they're charged by whoever handles their merchant services. If they didn't tack on 50 or so cents for people who use Visa or MC to get their gas. They'd be losing money. As it stands they make very little on gas.
Losing money isn't good for business really.
I paid $3.39 in Boston yesterday.
Ouch, and I thought the 3.75 I noticed the other day here in northern CT was bad^
LOL @ the troll using gas stations by the airport (typically much higher than average to fuck rental car returners in the ass).
I just paid 3.89 this morning here in SoCal, one of the higher priced areas in the country. Not quite on the way to $6.
Ouch, and I thought the 3.75 I noticed the other day here in northern CT was bad
Can you believe he is bragging about paying $3.89?
Can you believe he is bragging about paying $3.89?
I thought charging different prices for cash vs. credit was either illegal in California or not allowed by credit card company contracts with vendors, or both?
MotionMan
According to this http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13905579/ns/business-consumer_news/
"There is no federal regulation that prohibits a merchant from charging a fee for using a credit or debit card, although some states outlaw these surcharges.
According to Americans for Consumer Education and Competition (a group partially funded by Visa), states that prohibit all surcharges are: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Maine, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas."
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"But even where a surcharge is legal, its generally a violation of Visa and MasterCards rules for a store to tack on a surcharge for their credit or debit cards. They define a surcharge as any fee that is charged for using the card that is not charged when another payment method is used. (Note: This rule does not apply when you pay your federal income tax with plastic.)"
So I emailed Visa to see what they say.
So I was 2-0.
MotionMan
Visa says,
"Thank you for contacting Visa.
Surcharges are percentage-based additional charges on a transaction. For example, the charge is $100.00 and the merchant applies a surcharge of 2.5%, which equates to $2.50. This is typically submitted as a separate charge (transaction #1 $100.00; transaction#2 $2.50), but some merchants submit as a single charge ($102.50).
Visa does not allow surcharging except in instances of tax payments as provided by registration (official payments program).
A discount for cash is different from a surcharge. The rule states the posted price must be for cards, however, merchants can provide a lower price for cash acceptance. Discounts for cash are allowed by Visa. However, merchants are not permitted to post a price for cash, and then charge a higher price for cards.
To report any merchant practices that you feel are inappropriate, please call Global Customer Care Services at 1-800-VISA-911 (1-800-847-2911). Please advise them that you were referred to file a complaint. The staff will be able to initiate a complaint form over the phone."
We hope this information proves helpful and thank you for writing.
Visa Webmaster"
So the local places where I live are in violation because they display the lower cash price on the big sign and charge you a higher price when you use a card.
Not bragging, just cutting through your BS sensationalism.
Not that anyone was taking you seriously anyway.
