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Old Jun 17, 2004, 2:50 am
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Originally Posted by ozzie
What is even weirder is that Waitrose DOES take Amex. Waitrose is part of John Lewis ...
Waitrose have to accept Amex because all the other UK supermarkets do. If they didn't, they may lose business. Waitrose just have to swallow their pride and accept Amex, even though their parent department stores do not. I think you may find John Lewis accepting Amex soon anyway.
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