Originally Posted by
zyxlsy
So now I wanna ask, whether the terminals at Coyote, Greyhound Cafe, elc., all have this feature to select currency (that you have to initiate a transaction type, provided that the guy knows all the necessary passwords and things to the terminal, called "offline opt/out" or simply "opt/out")? I still think in a place like HK, blatant violation of Visa/MC rules isn't that possible...
It is possible, and it does happen. There's little one can do to avoid DCC in all cases except by using AmEx or a card denominated in the transaction currency, paying cash, or successfully filing a Reason Code 76 chargeback.
I can't speak for Coyote but
percysmith tried to get the cashier at Greyhound to press cancel - and she did if I remember correctly - but to no avail. The damage had already been done.
I have seen the cashier call back the transaction for currency selection at Chungyo Department Store in Taichung, but in my experience the
ex post facto DCC opt-out is rare.