From: "John A. Weeks III" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Surcharge for Credit Card Purchase
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:56:40 CST
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In article <237a8ae7.0401120909.3a724212@posting.google.com>, Michael
Grinnell  wrote:

> My wife and I will be in Thailand to visit her parents next month.  We
> would like to take a trip to Singapore as well and charge it to our
> credit card (which gets us frequent flier miles).  If we use a credit
> card, however, we will be charged 3% more.  Cash is really still the
> basis of the Thai economy.  A cash advance on a card is out of the
> question.  Any suggestions on how to use the card and not pay the 3%?

Check with the card companies that you deal with, and see what they
think of the 3% surcharge.  I believe that most cards prohibit their
merchants from doing this.  If this is the case, let the vendor know
that it is not allowed to do this, and see what they come back with.

-john-

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