Originally Posted by
mad_rich
Don't forget your Visa (or is it Mastercard? I genuinely can't remember) if you want to pay for your adjective-laden foodstuffs by card or withdraw cash.
Every new thing I learn about the Olympics makes me gladder and gladder I have nothing to do with the foul jamboree.
It's Visa, as they're a sponsor. I was invited along to one of the local torch events as a friend is involved and we blagged 'access all areas' passes to the evening event. The (egregiously overpriced) merchandise concession had signs up proclaiming something like 'proud to accept only Visa'
That we managed to get passes through a 'friend of a friend' and then walk about everywhere unsupervised speaks volumes about security ...