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Janet

In article >,
says...
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> On 1/5/2016 1:57 PM, Janet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> >>
> >> On 1/4/2016 1:38 PM, Janet wrote:
> >>> In article >,
> >>> says...
> >>>>
> >>>> On 2016-01-04 11:01 AM, Janet wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>> Sure it cost you. Fraud and theft costs all of us. The CC company took
> >>>>>> the hit, but it is reflected in the price we pay.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ? I pay nothing for using debit and credit cards.
> >>>>
> >>>> You don't get a bill, but they get their money from transaction fees and
> >>>> interest. They take a little bit from all to make up for the losses.
> >>>
> >>> I don't pay any CC transaction fees or interest. Ever.
> >>
> >> Every time you use your card you pay. It is built into the price by the
> >> seller.
> >
> > I would not pay any less, if I paid the seller in cash.
> >
>
> Depends on the seller. Some local stores will discount for cash.

They don't here because of VAT tax accounting.

>
> Drag some cash to the right store and you can save.

As I said before, that possibility ended long ago here. This is a
small country, which means virtually every retailer has a local
competitor, who would just love to find out the opposition does under
the counter cash discounts which alter their VAT returns. So would
HMRC....

Janet UK