Does it go against Visa / MasterCard / etc. policy for a retail store, such as a restaurant or coffee shop, to add a charge to your order if you use credit rather than paying by cash? [more inside]
posted by wastelands on Jul 15, 2009 - 28 answers

Assuming I'm a US citizen with no bank account, what's the best way to obtain a debit card, bank account, or credit card within the US? I'll need it for online ID verification, online ordering, paypal, and the other standard slough of uses a debit card is good for. [more inside]
posted by saysthis on May 19, 2009 - 11 answers

Why is it that so many non-chain hotels take credit card numbers by e-mail ("you can split it over two e-mails for security"). Do the credit card companies not know this?
posted by devnull on Apr 6, 2009 - 7 answers

Is there any credible possibility that credit card purchases of unsavory items (beer, cigarettes... well I don't smoke but you get the idea) might make their way indirectly onto a FICO score or be found out by lenders? Standing at the liquor store with a six of Boddingtons I can't help wondering if I should be paying cash.
posted by zek on Apr 11, 2007 - 14 answers

Is there an easy and effective way to buy a disposable credit card number online? [more inside]
posted by calhound on Apr 5, 2007 - 15 answers

MasterCard or Visa with no foreign transaction fees? [more inside]
posted by ZenMasterThis on Feb 27, 2006 - 14 answers

All Amex cards start with a 3
All Visa cards with a 4
All Mastercards with a 5.

This much is a fact, with no exceptions so why does every single customer service agent ask me to declare which card I'm paying with just as I'm about to submit my account number? Eliminating this dumb question would free up zillions of man/woman hours and help the economy. Is the age of automation really as fupped duck as it appears or is there a secret reason for wasting everyone's time this way? (See also the automated request for account number while you wait for a human to come on the line and ask you again for the same information already just submitted)
posted by Fupped Duck on Jul 2, 2004 - 30 answers

Is there any establishment in the US, or country or region around the world, that accepts Visa or Mastercard but not both?
posted by werty on Mar 4, 2004 - 16 answers