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Old Jun 29, 2017 | 12:40 pm
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Originally Posted by carlitos
Is it possible they are adding the merchant fee they have negotiated with each Network (Visa, MC, Discover, Amex) to the normal ride fare??? This would also be bad, as no one can notice it and there are states where you can not charge more for using one or another type of card, starting with Debit, prepaid and credit cards differentiation. Just a thought, but I only use CSR on Uber, so looks like I should be getting lower priced trips, LOL.
I think this is part of it -- with the 2x AMEX points on Uber rides, at least would explain the 1% difference that some on this thread are seeing
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