Originally Posted by
zyxlsy
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"
Although based on a mistaken belief, I'll tell the cashier that the
HKD amount's already been held so DCC has not been refused (otherwise a different amount will be held).
Fight a lie with another lie. Good excuse to get the manager (it did in my case).
Originally Posted by
zyxlsy
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.
I don't get to see DCC that much in HK (only in the company of visitors). Good to hear that some places do quote slips but I can assure you the practice is not universal here (unlike Bangkok, Taipei).
Originally Posted by
zyxlsy
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?
Happened to me in Maldives too even for the charge that eventually posted to USD correctly. But we don't have to tell the (junior) cashiers that.
Originally Posted by
zyxlsy
All the BoC machines in pricey hotels use "cancel button" mechanism to turn off DCC. Maybe the shop/restaurant version is different?
I haven't come up with them much recently. Last time was in
Shenzhen St. Regis Decanter in December 2012 and me and the missus spent half an hour standing over staff just to get the first DCC slip voided.