[nottorp]

You may want to mention that no small store accepts visa/mc in NL :)

Apparently because the commission is sky high. In other parts of the EU that's been regulated and I can buy as low as two apples with a credit card.

If you're a tourist in NL, bring cash.

[bluedino]

Why don't they just advertise a minimum purchase or fee for using a card? You're not supposed to do it but it seems like every small party store/gas station in the US does so.

[Acinyx]

Because all the natives pay using Debit cards, so it is only foreign visitors that have this problem, and stores in the really touristy parts do support credit cards.

I am pretty sure that contactless payments around here do all support credit cards btw as AFAIK that's how Apple Pay and Google Wallet work, but I haven't tried it much.

[wink]

Did this change recently? I had no problem paying with my German Maestro/EC for everything a couple of years ago. (Just like in most European countries, really)

[nottorp]

Maestro is a different animal. I only have Visa/MC and I had to carry cash. Two examples were a random restaurant in a mall and a random tiny cigarette shop. At the latter they told me Visa can cost like 10%.

[mcv]

As far as I know, Maestro is (part of? compatible with?) the normal bank card standard that's supported everywhere.

[mcv]

I only have my credit card for online purchases, and only for webshops that don't support iDeal. There's little to no domestic credit card use here.