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Old Feb 7, 2015 | 10:34 pm
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Originally Posted by jamar
Yep- that time I did. It printed a rate reference slip, asked me to select yes/no to the CAD rate given on the PIN pad, and I selected "yes".

DCC isn't something to worry about in Japan- yet. At least if J-MUPS is the acquirer and you're using a chip card you will be given a choice on the PIN pad.
Even with Canadian FX fee of 2.5% you lost out 1% at the very least (though there are FX free cards)
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