The current "dynamic currency conversion" thread in the China forum has prompted me to post here because it reminded me of my most recent HRC experience.

(The thread connection boils down to the fact that the HRC tried to DCC me and then claimed powerless to charge me in the normal manner until I got their merchant bank on the phone.)

Moving on, I stopped in during an afternoon respite because I was craving some mud pie. While the menu description featured "hot fudge," the ensuing product was bathed in chocolate sauce.

As a former ice cream store employee, I know the difference between these two animals. If the chocolate sauce had been heated up and/or the price tag less than $5 (it was $9), I might have let it slide.

But, since neither of the above conditions were met, I sent it back 3 times for refitting. The end result wasn't much different, unfortunately.

In any event, the next time any of you go to the HRC in BJ, I advised you to beware of DCC and push them on the hot fudge issue.