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Nov 7, 2014 | 10:48 pm

#1322

AllieKat

Join Date: Nov 2012

Posts: 3,537

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majuki

Wow! I'm surprised you didn't get the, "Excellent choice, sir!" I'm happy that some establishments have wised up to this.

The message "US$XX.XX Amount OK?" was similar to the ANZ terminal I encountered at a cafe in Brisbane where the cashier said, "Press OK." I felt like I had just stepped on a landmine and had to make my next move carefully. Likewise, I pressed No as in, "No, that's not ok!" and the transaction completed in AUD. But it's sneaky.

Well, given I'm male, but one of the most obviously genderqueer/genderfluid people you'll meet - very few people have the nerve to call me sir or mister for fear of offending me

I actually had person once call me sir, then immediately apologise. And I'm like "gender is crap, I don't care what pronouns you use."

But other than that aside, no, most merchants I've experienced are okay with turning off DCC. Only in Ireland is DCC a huge problem, and there just use Amex/Discover, to be honest.

That said, I've also never been refused a signature transaction and some of those other goodies. Been forced to hand over my passport, but not refused.