Well, I personally think your comment, cutting a part of my post and trying to make me sound silly is a bit off, given what I've wrote in #1368 - where I exactly state that contactless is good to avoid DCC on small bills on which one wouldn't necessary wanted to fight over half a Dollar of DCC. I know exactly that usually contactless is limited to any amount around 50€ (+/-40% or so, depending on your card) - it's not intended for larger bills, where you also get to have a look at the bill without being hurried etc. (like hotel bills)

For a bill in the hundreds or thousands, where DCC could easily be a two-digit sum in €/US$, one obviously wouldn't be declared "nuts" by the bank, as compared to a DCC'ed Burger from your favorite chain, where your bank would give you back the 15 Cents or so you got DCC'ed without batting a lid, but I value my time higher than that..

Majuki, thanks for the insight on the US market. Didn't know contactless was tried there before but never really made it through. They're massively advertising it here, and as said, both readers as well as pretty much any MC/Visa that was sent out in the last 18 months or so is now supporting it.