Originally Posted by
Majuki
I have an AmEx Plat, but I don't have a Discover card. I would probably stick to cash for smaller transactions anyway, but how ubiquitous is AmEx acceptance? I feel like it's throwing in the towel somewhat to use AmEx, especially since I started the DCC thread. My wife is a native Mandarin speaker, so she could help communicate instructions. If I end up getting hit with DCC, I will do what the others have suggested. I'll take a picture with my phone, deface the receipt, and dispute with Chase based on the non-DCC amount. If we go, I only expect to be charging large purchases such as hotel (seems like it's not a problem) or upscale restaurants (might be a problem).
I haven't tried chargeback. All large transactions I use my Amex Plat. In some restaurants where I used my Visa and got DCCed, when I disputed I got the difference back as a form of credit from Chase...
BTW, that "it's for your convenience" kind of speech is like talking to your cable company's tech support about connection issues, but at the other end it's a guy knows nothing about tech. "have you tried restarting your modem/have you tried disconnecting your router and use your computer directly/blah blah blah"
Originally Posted by
percysmith
No quote slip in HK. That's why HK DCC's quite insidious and Mainland-like.
Well, it's true that at Hermes and Van Cleef at the Pacific Place, I got the quote slip first with HKD amount and USD amount, and then when I wanna make sure my choice is honored, I got another final slip showing HKD amount. This was in 2013 Dec.
But the hold is still in the USD amount. It is changed to a lower amount when it is posted.
At some other places, like Disney, they have info screen up front and you are shown the amount in both USD and HKD. You tell the cashier which currency you choose. I got this in at the latest 2012.
Things have changed?
Originally Posted by
Majuki
So if you try to cancel it will stop the transaction from processing? Maybe BoC found a way around our workaround. Hopefully this setup doesn't spread to other BoC terminal.
All the BoC machines in pricey hotels use "cancel button" mechanism to turn off DCC. Maybe the shop/restaurant version is different?