Originally Posted by
typical
Nothing legally I don't think, but who is going to pay the merchant credit card fee? It would be weird for your friend to lose money just so you can get miles...
The credit card fee is usually in the 2% range right? If that's the case getting 10,000 miles for £100 doesn't seem like such a bad deal. Are there any deals out there that are better than this?
Originally Posted by
christep
Presumably the shop is doing something dodgy with what they declare for tax purposes. Or laundering dirty cash.
Or maybe the sales assistant is on some sort of bonus scheme based on sales (rather than net sales).
Does the shop want to do something dodgy? I don't think that that's the case as it was just an idea that my friend had because I was talking to him about ways of getting miles without flying.
My friend also doesn't make anything from this.