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LocalSailor said:
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706jim said:
I was told at a marina 30 years ago that AMEX was the slowest card to pay the merchant and had the highest fees.
It's a wonder they are still in business.


When my daughters backpack was stolen in Amsterdam with her passport, cc's and Eurorail pass I called my AMEX office here and they had a rep from Amsterdam call me in STT - he sent a car for her, got her a hotel room and got everything replaced in under 24 hrs. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" /> It is their International service that keeps them in business - try calling your Visa/MC/Discover/Capitol One rep for that kind of help.


Don’t get me wrong LocalSailor the fact that Amex helped your daughter is fantastic. The issue arises among merchants. Years ago we took Amex and have since discontinued that practice. While fantastic for the card holder not so much for the merchant. We as a business would need to raise our prices to absorb the ridicules discount rates charged by them. Nothing comes without cost. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />