alt Hacker News> Consumers would flip in a heartbeat if shops were allowed to offer discounts to those not using credit cards.
We must be very different consumers.
Also, many places already do effectively this, they charge a surcharge for using a card.
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ImPostingOnHN • yesterday at 5:36 PM
Yeah, there are folks who use more card benefits than they pay in annual fees, to whom this might not be appealing.
For those on the other side of the balance, maybe it would be.
Either way, I can't imagine many shops doing it, even if the economics makes sense. They'd rather the immediate and direct pad to the bottom line.
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Not in the UK, or the EU, as its actually illegal (as in against the law, as well as the contract with the provider).