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to: Lewin Edwards
from: Hamish Moffatt
date: 1995-09-26 10:51:00
subject: HDD SPECIALS

Hello Lewin!

Saturday September 23 1995 11:59, Lewin Edwards wrote to Hamish Moffatt:

 > particularly, it is usual to quote "cash price only"
prices. Walk into Rod
 > Irvings, TECS, etc and you'll see the signs. The last time I checked, the
 > surcharge to the retailer was 3% for Bankcard, Mastercard, Visa, Diners,
 > and 5% for Amex. This is a significant slice of the profit margin in the

Agreed, but I've been told numerous times that stores =must= absorb the
percent; anything else is a breach of some rule, law etc.


Regards,
Hamish

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