Gosling1 wrote: Not sure about 'debit' cards, but would think they are also free, as it is actually your own money you are using ??
No, debit cards are just credit cards that are not allowed to have a negative value... So they will be charged at the same amount as anything else...
Guys, you are complaining about the wrong crowd..... if you want to complain about someone complain about VISA, MasterCard and AMEX..... These guys have been stinging the shops for years and the shops often just suck up the expense.....
If it wasnt for those guys hiking their prices, and the price of petrol going up (and margins going down) this wouldnt be happening.
AMEX and dinners card are particularly bad, their charge is higher than everyone elses, so if you have an amex card you will find less and less people will accept it...
Fact is, these big companies feel secure in their industry, so they can afford to skim a bit off the top.... they let their usage numbers drop a little bit while they increase their rates... then after a while they put it back down to win customers back...
Its all a big scam...... They make money at two ends.... They earn it from your interest payments, and they also take up to 5% of every transaction that is made from them.... Pretty sweet deal for them....