Originally Posted by
superflush
Yea, thats kind of a pain though. Although if there was a list of known places that force DCC on you, then we would know where to make sure we specify it (or just pay in cash).
To be honest it is a pain, and to be more honest I am not always saying in what currency I want to pay. But if I have any bad experience with DCC in the area where I am travelling, I will do it.
I think most tourist travelling will just say how smart, I can see the bill in my own currency, I have done it too, stupied me:
"They didn't understand why I was angry and had no way to overriide it-- said it was a function of the banks not them,
showed me a pile of receipts from other tourists who paid in other currencies."
The problem with DCC is that most people are "ripped-off" without knowing it. Even if people are asked what way they want to pay, they have no idea on the difference.