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   Annietime (annietime@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 01:51:11 JST Annietime

   Since when is it ok to charge a surcharge when you pay by credit card? Just got my bill from Toyota for a major maintenance service and am advised they are now charging a 3% surcharge for credit card payments. Not cash or debit, just credit card. Just started this last month. When I called, they said , “this came down from corporate.” How is this even legal? #creditcards #surchargesoncredit

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     Philip Weiss (Phil in SF) (kingrat@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 01:51:10 JST Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)

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     @annietime It's not legal in some states (including California). And at one time, VISA and Mastercard prohibited the practice as part of merchant agreements (they don't want buying via CC to be more expensive), but they may have dropped that requirement.

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     ChefRaven (chefraven@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 01:52:17 JST ChefRaven

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     @annietime It's 100% legal in CA I know for sure. Came down quite a few years ago now. Almost every mechanic I've used recently charges it.

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     Philip Weiss (Phil in SF) (kingrat@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 01:52:17 JST Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)

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     • ChefRaven

     @chefraven @annietime It's not in California as of July 1. Most fees have to be included in the advertised price as of that date. (Restaurants are excepted though.)

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     ChefRaven (chefraven@sfba.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 02:03:04 JST ChefRaven

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     • Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)

     @kingrat @annietime Per the CA Dept of Justice website: