BG> Re the EFTPOS, I was in our local Coles yesterday, and a really weird
BG> looking fellow in front of me bought a plastic bag of elastic bands,
BG> cost $0.80.  And then paid for it with his bloody Mastercard! Fucking
BG> hell, doesn't he realise that there's a $1.00 transaction fee on that?

RS> There aint on mine. Completely free, not even any FID or BAD.

BG> Well whoopy-fucking-do, there's no BAD or FID on mine either (Suncorp),
BG> but our cards are now the relatively rare exception, rather than the rule.

Aint that rare to not charge $1 per EFTPOS tho.

BG> In fact, Westpac is probably one of the worst FIs when it comes to fees
BG> and charges, which amuses me no end, as my completely-free Suncorp cheque
BG> account just happens to use cheques issued by Westpac. :)

Yeah, bet that burns the Westpacers |-)

Westpac ended up in some extremely deep financial shit indeed thru the bust.
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