Originally Posted by
mdbe
This has recently started happening in the US too. It seems some retailers like J. Crew or Express have updated their Verifone terminals and it pops up a message asking if you want to pay in USD or local currency.
Forever 21 and Kate Spade have it too, but it's easily avoidable as the terminals are in full view of the customer. In fact, the cashier seemed confused when my sister-in-law commented that she wanted to pay in USD. It was almost an expression indicating, "What other currency would you use to pay?" This was in San Francisco, so one would assume the terminals had seen a number of non-USD denominated cards.
I have yet to see a standalone terminal offer DCC in the US. I'm not saying it doesn't exist in these cases, but the only examples I have seen so far have been chain retailers. There were some data points that Olive Garden and a few other chain restaurants had DCC previously, but I believe this is no longer the case. In case of restaurants, I would say that a customer service oriented culture and desire for a tip would make DCC an unlikely outcome.