Originally Posted by
BadgerBoi
Coles or Woolworths for groceries? They have self-checkout, but even if you use a checkout-chick the machine is always faced towards you so you can see everything that happens. Again, I would have no idea if they have DCC or not.
I know I've purchased at Woolworths without DCC in Sydney. I can't remember if I went there last time (March 2013). If not, I certainly did on my previous trip in August 2012. August 2012 was back before I got any mag stripe cards, and I didn't have any issues with a swipe-and-sign transaction, as I believe you call it. My wife and I visited a number of places in Sydney and Melbourne during our March 2013 trip and did not see any signs of DCC. Unfortunately, once DCC rears its ugly head it tends to spread like wildfire.