Consumerist

Posts Tagged “

merchant agreements

”
your rights

More On Minimum Purchases, Surcharges, And Other Credit Card Merchant Agreement Violations, From The Companies Themselves

We've posted a lot of stories of businesses requiring customers who pay with a credit card to make minimum purchases, or pay a surcharge, or show ID. And as we've repeatedly said, the businesses' merchant agreements with the credit card companies forbids these practices. A reader wrote in to argue that this might not be true, as many businesses contract with third-party credit card processors, and are not bound by the merchant agreement. So we did some investigating. More »

Feature

2:42 PM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Alex Chasick
24,595 views, 120 comments

Latest by rdwng11: Can a merchant charge a fee when your card has been declined? In my case I was attempting to pay more »

your rights

This McDonald's Charges 25¢ To Use A Credit Or Debit Card, Violates Merchant Agreement

Reader Brandon sent us this picture of a McDonald's violating its merchant agreement by charging a fee for using a credit or debit card. The text reads, "FEE ASSOCIATED WITH CREDIT/DEBIT CARD OF 25¢ WILL BE APPLIED TO CARD TOTAL." More »

4:16 PM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Alex Chasick
20,712 views, 119 comments

Latest by mebaman: @Concerned_Citizen: Simple: The credit card lobby is stronger than the small business lobby. more »

minimum charges

USPS Violates Credit Card Merchant Agreements

By requiring a minimum purchase amount, the US Postal service is in violation of its credit card merchant agreements. This is from page 14 of VISA's: More »

4:31 PM on Mon Dec 11 2006
By Ben Popken
2,149 views, 28 comments