Originally Posted by Majuki

Glad you got a favorable outcome. Next time you can cross out the DCC language and write "local currency not offered" on the receipt. With MasterCard it doesn't matter as much as their rules on DCC chargebacks are more permissive. With MC you simply have to state that you were not offered the option of paying in local currency. Visa sets the bar a bit higher, but some issuers - Chase is one - seem to be getting enough chargebacks in the DCC category that they know what to do.

Just out of curiosity, where did the DCC issue happen for you? I think it was a euro area country, but I don't recall exactly where.