Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
How can an unknown surcharge possibly be legal?
If they specify a maximum that it could be, I would think that charging anything less than that would be fair game (local laws of course vary). Especially if it's made clear on the receipt that it was X% more because you used a Visa Infinite or something.
Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
What if I decline to sign the credit card slip (hurrah for outdated technology) when it shows an amount greater than the amount originally on the bill?
In theory signature isn't required by the networks anymore, so I don't think it'd matter from a chargeback perspective. (Of course, there are still a lot of places that ask even to this day for various reasons.)
Originally Posted by
notquiteaff
I think more likely the merchants are not going to bother with different surcharges for different cards. They will just apply the max to all cards and collect the profit.
Again, this will depend on how the final rules are structured. Though it wouldn't surprise me if many still bend the rules a bit (or a lot), i.e. by surcharging debit cards too or simply charging the same 3% or so regardless.