Originally Posted by
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I've traveled internationally extensively my entire career. I have never run into anyone who wanted DCC and I can count on one hand the number of people who even knew what it was.
This idea that people "want" DCC to help them manage their trip costs is totally bogus and designed to give the merchant cover for ripping off their customers. Any modern expense reporting system for business will have currency conversion built in, so there's no need to convert receipts to home currency.
I disagree. I've found with my recent experiences in Mexico that a substantial number of tourists/leisure travellers are happy to opt-in to DCC when offered. But, at the same time, the merchants make it seem like they are doing you a favour, and even make it seem that they're giving you a discount if you opt-in to pay in your home currency.
The vast majority of people do not know about the evils of DCC and are more than happy to accept it when offered, especially when the merchant/waiter is making it seem like they are doing you favour.