Originally Posted by
NYCFlyer10001
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I figured this was just some sort of pretense so they could start surcharging in the future, but the interesting thing about this was that the receipt I got from them clearly showed a $.39 charge and a $.39 "discount" applied to the bill.
I think you are correct, this is an attempt to establish the legal right to apply a card surcharge. The $0.39 credit is characterized as a "discount" rather than as a "refund" of the fee.