Originally Posted by
96MustangGT
I am still looking to put more spend on my cards. A couple of my local utilities (gas, cable, etc.) allow credit card charges through a third party, but charge a “convenience fee”. I was under the impression this is a violation of the cards T & C to the merchant. Anyone heard of this before and is there any recourse? The fee ranges from $1 to $2.95 or so. Not much, but doesn’t make sense when you look at the $/mile.
My utility company uses a third party(Western Union) for CC payments.It is a small fee-1.35 I believe-so I am willing to absorb it for the miles.I overpay by several months so I only pay the fee every few months.
I am not sure how they skirt the T&Cs of the merchant agreement here.My best guess is that it has something to do with using a third party to process.