Originally Posted by moondog

The guys at the Big Bamboo on Nanyang Rd. (Merchants Bank) seem to comprehend DCC now. On 2/18, I spent 10 minutes dealing with them on the DCC front... would not have done so were it not for the fact that my companion was an FTer.

Fast forward 7 days, and they seem to actually get "it" (i.e. CNY receipt on my first attempt last night).

While Bamboo is not fancy establishment, the location in question probably receives about 50 (foreign) business travelers per day with an average spend of y200. That's y10,000 per day, or y300,000 per month. 3% of this is a small number, but when you realize that there are thousands of merchants in China pulling the same charade, you start to get a sense of the bigger picture.