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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 6:40 pm
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christep
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Originally Posted by paul4471
Of course I guess there's the possibility they will say they get to charge the 2% conversion fee twice, in which case it will be that last ever non US$ foreign purchase I make on my AMEX.
I can't speak for AU Amex, but on HK Amex the 2% is explicitly only charged once (and I have verified that through various transactions, albeit from GBP not ZAR).
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