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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 2:43 am
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farci
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Originally Posted by giblet
However, in my most recent transaction they actually showed it on the screen. My booking cost 6000 CLP and my 10% deposit was supposed to be 600 CLP. But on the order confirmation page it said:

Total paid: $1.19 (CLP658.40) Screenshot here

Granted, I know this one is small but some of the other ones have been much, much larger.

Seems completely shady to me. Do they have to disclose if they are tacking on extra fees for currency exchange? Does this post even make sense?
You are probably a victim of Dynamic Currency Conversion a 'service' intorduced by our good friends in world banking.

A $ here - a $ there soon adds up to real money
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