On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Eric Gerlach <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric%2Bkwlug@gerlach.ca">eric+kwlug@gerlach.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Phil Longstaff <<a href="mailto:plongstaff@rogers.com">plongstaff@rogers.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Conversely if you were told you would be charged that same 2% to<br>
> 4% more because you're using a credit card would you still use it?<br>
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</div>Worst part is, as a vendor we're not allowed to charge different<br>
prices for credit cards. Part of the agreement.<br></blockquote><div><br>That is here, and now.<br><br>Many years ago, I used to get discounts for buying cash from electronic<br>vendors in places like Saudi Arabia and Dubai. They know they will lose<br>
2% to the card issuer, and hence would give that back to you if you pay<br>by cash.<br> <br>It is just common business sense.<br><br>If the agreement said you can't do that, then it is an artificial barrier to <br>these vendors.<br>
<br>Don't think it changed much over there, although I can't be sure ...<br></div></div>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>
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