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Old 07-28-2007, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by humandraydel View Post
In most cases the cash discount is probably greater than the "rewards" you get from a credit card.
In this particular case, it still pays us to use credit, but I still won't go there. The 2 cent surcharge amounts to about 0.75%. If I use my Discover card, I get 5% cash back. But I can drive up the road to another station that charges the same price cash or credit as this station is charging for cash only and still get my 5% cashback.
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