Aldi

tommytynan123

LIDL don't accept credit cards either.

I was in a local store and produced my Mastercard Debit Card to be told ''we don't accept credit cards''. ''Its a debit card'' says I ''Its a Mastercard so its a credit card'' says the till operator.
''I don't have a credit card'' says I - ''can we check with your duty manager''
''Yes'' - over he walks grinning and shaking his head ''Its a debit card'' says he - laughing.:rotfl:
Confusion now between till operator, customers queueing as to why he was laughing. Duty Manager said out loud ''Its OK its my Dad''
Staff have been rebriefed - :rotfl:

Hominu

2e0arr wrote: »

Aldi have a sign which says "WE ACCEPT MAESTRO, DELTA, VISA, ELCTRON, SOLO."

Nothing mentioning geographic bans on Credit Cards

So you attempt to pay with your credit card, and when they say "Sorry, we don't accept credit cards", you say "Ok, I'll pay with my debit card then" or even "here's some universally accepted cash"

I really don't see what the big deal is. They don't accept CC, big deal, pay with something else or shop somewhere you can use your CC.

w211 wrote: »

Just wondering what would happen if you said no, and let the cashier process the transaction with your credit card, and see if it goes through?

It was rejected 3 times (hence the cashier asking what type of card it was), I don't think trying a 4th is going to make it go through.

earthstorm

marvin wrote: »

yes but I was responding to the poster who said because credit cards cost more to process than a debit card.

Yes debit cards have a fixed fee of 50p ( going upto 55p in Jan 2014) which credit cards use a percentage of anything from 2 to 3.9%

Gromitt

earthstorm wrote: »

Yes debit cards have a fixed fee of 50p ( going upto 55p in Jan 2014) which credit cards use a percentage of anything from 2 to 3.9%

So if they said they accepted credit cards for goods upto the value of £13, they could actually save money. I don't normally spend more than £10 so it's actually costing them more money to process my debit card.

sodukoman

earthstorm wrote: »

Yes debit cards have a fixed fee of 50p ( going upto 55p in Jan 2014) which credit cards use a percentage of anything from 2 to 3.9%

Nope I currently pay a lot less than 50p and I will not be paying 55p come January. I have no idea about the gobbleygook nonsense after the close bracket.

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Never understood companies that moan on about card fees. Handling cash costs money too. You have to pay for Securicor to collect the money to bank and deliver coinage (which also costs money). Aswell as pay cash office staff to count the money. Added insurance premiums, etc.

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tommytynan123 wrote: »

LIDL don't accept credit cards either.

I was in a local store and produced my Mastercard Debit Card to be told ''we don't accept credit cards''. ''Its a debit card'' says I ''Its a Mastercard so its a credit card'' says the till operator.
''I don't have a credit card'' says I - ''can we check with your duty manager''
''Yes'' - over he walks grinning and shaking his head ''Its a debit card'' says he - laughing.:rotfl:
Confusion now between till operator, customers queueing as to why he was laughing. Duty Manager said out loud ''Its OK its my Dad''
Staff have been rebriefed - :rotfl:

Not very professional to humiliate your staff in front of other staff and customers.

earthstorm

sodukoman wrote: »

Nope I currently pay a lot less han 50p and I will not be paying 55p come January. I have no idea about the gobbleygook nonsense aftr the close bracket.

currently the processing fees we pay for accepting cards is 50p for DC and 2.1% CC. we dont accept amex as it was going to cost 4.3%

2e0arr

earthstorm wrote: »

The Fact is Berwick Upon Tweed is on the border with part of the town in Scotland and part in England.

Also please point to legislation that all retailers must accept Credit Cards

Berwick Upon Tweed is not on the border is is south of the border "down England way". only just but south of the border in ENGLAND.

2e0arr

earthstorm wrote: »

Also please point to legislation that all retailers must accept Credit Cards

I cannot point to legislation but i can point to Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose Asda who are successful supermarkets who take credit cards.

I can point to ALDI not being customer focused

I cant point out Aldi's mantra, "The customer is always wrong "