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Man, looking forward to the paying experience also being enshittified. Actually with my card in Europe it's already happened: any payment purpotedly being done
by netsharc 1y ago
Man, looking forward to the paying experience also being enshittified.
Actually with my card in Europe it's already happened: any payment purpotedly being done overseas (even if it's in the local currency) has some % surcharge. One time some pop-up store came to my town, and they brought a card machine from their store in France. Charged in my local currency, and my bank charged me more. Luckily I could call them with much annoyance and get it credited back.
From online chatter I've heard that paying for Netflix or some other foreign service induces this charge too.
- Etheryte 1y agoSounds like a good time to check out Wise or other similar options. There's no reason to pay extra for something as essential as card payments.
- netsharc 1y agoI'm not saying I don't have a solution already at hand.
- nicolinox 1y agoUse Revolut for no exchange rate fees added while paying in foreign currencies; also with disposable virtual debit card numbers for extra security when payment gateways or websites do get compromised.
- ReluctantLaser 1y ago*Revolut is not a registered bank in many regions. Other financial institutions (i.e. actual banks) also provide no addition exchange rate fees in foreign currencies, and some have the full feature set described.
- netsharc 1y agoYou forgot your referral link at the end of that message. /s Yeah I know Revolut... I've also seen stories of them basically freezing people's accounts. I have it but I only top it up when I need it.