If a sign, a receipt, or a card at the register pointed you here — here’s the short, honest answer. This store adds a small fee when you pay with a credit card, and you’ve got an easy way to avoid it.
A small fee is added to credit-card payments to cover what it costs the store to accept cards. Prefer not to pay it? Use cash or a debit card — no fee.
At the register you choose to pay with a credit card — the same as anywhere else.
A small percentage is added to your total to cover the cost the store pays to process credit cards.
Paying with cash or a debit card avoids the fee — the choice is always yours.
Accepting credit cards isn’t free — the store pays a fee on every card sale. Rather than raise prices for everyone, this store passes along just that cost, and only on credit-card payments. Customers who pay with cash or debit aren’t affected.
Yes. Surcharging credit-card payments is permitted, and the store has to tell you about it before you pay — on a sign, at the register, or on your receipt. It’s always clearly disclosed.
That’s a different approach called dual pricing, where you choose between two posted prices. We explain it on our sister site.
If you run a store and want to offer a clear, compliant surcharge program, tell us a bit about your business and we’ll be in touch.
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