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The Old Swipe Swindle

Do you like to raise hell against retail stupidity and injustice? Good. Here’s one for you. According to Consumerist, stores that ask for a minimum purchase to swipe your credit card, are most likely violating their merchant agreement.
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  1. Chase Credit Cards says

    That’s funny, it’s so widely accepted that there may be a minimum purchase when using a credit card. I don’t think anyone even suspected that there was something wrong with that. Is it just Visa, or others as well?