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Old Feb 7, 2010 | 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by dwcatty
A couple of perhaps odd follow up questions (remember, I'm the logistics freak). The BofA debit card a Visa while the Cap One credit card and the USAA debit card are both MCs. Is there any issue with that? I mean, don't 99% of businesses that take one take the other? Also, if I use one of the debit cards to make a purchase rather than an ATM withdrawal, is there any surcharge for that?
Offhand I can't think of any place that takes credit cards that doesn't take both Visa and MC.

I have a USAA MC debit card and have had no problems using it here. There's no surcharge for making purchases with it other than their normal foreign exchange charge (1%). If you ever need to withdraw more than your daily limit, call USAA and they can immediately (at least in my experience) increase your limit for a number of hours so you can get your cash.

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