I'm doing well so far... DFS and MTR transactions posted at $34.82 and $20.63 respectively, which matches the Visa rates. Based on the way the MTR transaction went, I am fairly confident Francfranc will post without DCC too. I'm still waiting on Taiwan HSR (no DCC) and Novotel (opted out of DCC) to post from last week as well.

My spouse and I went to Disneyland Hong Kong today, and I decided to use my Chase Sapphire Preferred knowing that I'd be gearing up for a battle. The POS system did not disappoint as I saw the carbon copy print out:



The exchange was as follows:

Me: I want to be charged HKD.
Cashier: Here... ::circles HKD:: Hong Kong Dollars
Me: I sign and then what happens? How do I make sure it's HKD
Cashier: If you circle HKD you get Hong Kong Dollars
Me: Do you press a button to make sure I get Hong Kong Dollars?

The cashier at this point handed me the thermal slip:



The thermal slip didn't contain any mention of DCC, USD, or an exchange rate. It's denominated in HKD, and the trace code is one higher than the carbon copy slip. This gave me enough reassurance that the [X]HKD was in the system, but all too often we've heard the case with carbon copy slips that your manual tick on the box just goes into a black hole, and the only time it would be consulted would be during a chargeback.

We had dinner at Maxim's, and I have to admit that I copped out and paid with AmEx to avoid my wife rolling her eyes:



I'll look at the exchange rate once the transaction posts to see how AmEx's rate compares to Visa's. I'd imagine for HKD that the rates would be about the same since the HKD:USD is pegged to a narrow band.