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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 7:00 pm
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LoneTree
 
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Originally Posted by zyxlsy
The only way DCC benefits customers is that bank doesn't charge 3% on foreign transaction fees, and two days later of the transaction there is a huge dip (more than 5%) of the home currency. This way if letting Visa/MC deal with the exchange, the posting exchange rate would cost more than 5%...
Except most cards will that do charge a FTF will charge it even if you DCC.

Of course most of us here probably have 0% FTF cards.
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