Comments on: Gas Station Rip-Off

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:14:24 +0000

Gas stations are grandfathered from the "no credit card surcharge" rule.

It's because the major oil companies used to issue their own gas cards. The credit card networks had to give up something in order to get them to switch.

By: graduatedlearning

graduatedlearning — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:41:58 +0000

I think it's technically illegal to charge more for using a credit card. Though, technically, merchants can get around that rule by giving people who pay cash a discount. It's really the same thing, but they should advertise that better.

When I do go to gas stations that have different prices for different forms of payment, they have both prices posted at the top of the pumping station. Very weird that they didn't have the information in an obvious place. I'd be pissed, too. Sure, it's only $5, but it's $5 you wouldn't have spent if they were clear with their pricing scheme.

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 04:02:30 +0000

If gas stations are going to charge more for credit card purchases, they should be required to post their credit card prices in the main signs and not their cash prices.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 03:45:56 +0000

Once I went to this local place and was charged a $1 for using a credit card to pay for my haircut! I got so mad! Never again will I go there!

By: Newlyweds on a Budget

Newlyweds on a Budget — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 02:57:23 +0000

Little things like that tick me off too. Nothing rubs me the wrong way more than spending money I shouldn't have to