Originally Posted by
txflyer77
New one for me: a merchant in Spain told me I would be charged a 2% fee for choosing to pay in euros instead of USD. They gave me no choice and selected DCC even after I protested.
Card was a citi MasterCard. I’ll be filing a chargeback when I get home. I believe the merchant bank was Sabadell.
Non EU cards aren't subject to the interchange caps, are they? DCC may be a way for some merchants to recoup their costs, albeit anti-consumer.