Originally Posted by
zyxlsy
Having been swiping and chipping in Sydney for days. Never encountered DCC.
The point that in a fine dining place, you have to write down the tip amount first is kind of awkward. Then the waiter would keep saying thank you all the while they are making the CC transaction...
With the one sit-down restaurant here in the US where I used a chip card, it seemed possible to put tip amounts before
and after authorization. It was pay at the counter so they put $0.00 for tip before running it and the receipt had a line to enter tip right below the $0.00 they entered. Weird that it was only before authorization there.