On Jan 5, 7:07*am, Wayne Boatwright >
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> On Tue 05 Jan 2010 04:15:04a, Janet Baraclough told us...
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> > from T > contains these words:
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> >> In article >,
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> >> > On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 22:07:20 -0500, T >
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> >> > >In article >,
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> >> > >> * *Aldi must be following Europe habit; here you have to enter the
> >> > >> * *pin
> >> > >> or the DD card won't *work.
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> >> > >> * *Janet (UK)
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> >> > >That's the other thing. In the U.S. if you swipe as debit you're
> >> > >charged anywhere from $0.25 to $0.35 for the privelege. Whereas if
> >> > >you run it as credit the cost is borne by the retailer.
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> >> > That's bullshit.
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> >> > Lou
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> >> No it isn't. I've had debit cards from 3 of the major banks over the
> >> past ten years. They all charge the fee if you swipe as debit.
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> > * *I've just had this conversation with Americans and Brits in another
> > group; same result :-)
> > * Some *Americans said they had never been charged for using their debit
> > card and others pointed out that they had; apparently some US *gas
> > stations
> > do charge extra for paying by debit card. (Arizona was mentioned)
> > * In the UK, some distance-buying companies now charge customers for
> > payment by credit AND debit card; and a lot of Brits don't realise it
> > either.
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> > *My guess is that in both countries a lot of people using debit and
> > credit cards just haven't noticed the change in practice.
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> > * * Janet (UK)
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> At least in Arizona, if not all the US, you can choose to use your card as
> either debit or credit. *If you select debit there is often a surcharge of
> 35 to 50 cents. *If you select credit, there is no surcharge.
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Then, unless one were needing cash back, why would one EVER run a card
as debit?
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> * * * * * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright

--Bryan