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Parent provided you a link explaining how this changed 10 years ago. You are unequivocally allowed in the United States to pass along credit card surcharges in
by arcticbull 3y ago
Parent provided you a link explaining how this changed 10 years ago. You are unequivocally allowed in the United States to pass along credit card surcharges in all but two states. It's permitted by law, and it's permitted by merchant agreements!
If you don't believe parent, and you don't believe me, I hope you believe Visa's own FAQ.
> Q. Can I add a surcharge to card transactions?
> As a result of a legal settlement to resolve claims brought by a group of U.S. merchants, merchants in the U.S. and U.S. territories may add a surcharge to certain credit card transactions, starting January 27, 2013. Merchants who choose to surcharge must follow consumer disclosure and other requirements agreed to as part of the settlement.
[1] https://usa.visa.com/dam/VCOM/download/merchants/surcharging-faq-by-merchants.pdf https://usa.visa.com/dam/VCOM/download/merchants/surcharging...
- withinboredom 3y agoHmm, I think we are talking past each other. It isn't allowed without notice to MC/Visa, the cap is ~4% of the total, IIRC (which is usually far less than what I remember seeing when I last reported it a few years ago), and they require advance notice to the customer (before consumption) along with a line-item on the receipt. Just because it is legal, doesn't mean they are doing it right -- and in my limited experience, they usually aren't.
- bombcar 3y agoThey’re doing all of the above correctly, it’s placarded, and it’s obvious that since it’s all done similarly that there’s groups detailing how to do it.