On 1/5/2016 8:23 AM, Gary wrote:
> Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> A few weeks ago when my husband was buying some things, I was looking
>> around and found the perfect birthday card for a friend. I took it to the
>> other counter and, having no cash on me, offered my debit card. He told me
>> that on sales below £5 he had to charge me an extra 50p!! I went to find
>> my husband and got cash from him! I rarely do carry cash and usually pay
>> with my card! I am certainly not paying that!
>
> Don't blame you. I have a local store here that I frequent. They have
> a similar policy. Any purchase under $5.00 is cash only, no cards.
>

Stores do that but the CC companies allow it. My bank was offering a
bonus if you made some amount of purchases less than $10 in a statement
cycle. They want to get you in the habit of using your card for small
purchases so you can enrich them. Watch the drive up window at your
local coffee shop and see how many pay with plastic for a couple of
bucks. Banks love it, a few pennies at a time.