[hammock]

Another (and more realistic) analogy would be a retailer adding a surcharge to your total when paying by credit card.

[mayneack]

That's illegal in most states/violates all credit card agreements for the vendor.

(but still a valid comparison)

[damian2000]

Not illegal in Australia, where kogan is from. Unfortunately there's no limit on the amount a merchant can charge for payment/card fees. For example, I believe the most popular taxi charge company here (CabCharge) charges a 10% fee when paying by credit card.

[bcowcher]

I do believe the RBA was going to investigate this [1]. If they do anything about it is something else entirely however..

[1] http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/reserve-bank-is-investigati...

[mayneack]

In the US. My bad.

[RandallBrown]

But places can just offer s "cash discount" and it ends up being exactly the same. All the gas stations around me charge 10 cents more for credit cards and it's infuriating.

[molmalo]

How about a discount to cash then? Its the opposite, buy has the same result.

[mayneack]

Most common (in the US) is just a minimum credit card purchase.

[jack-r-abbit]

Many gas stations here (in California anyway) still offer a slightly lower price for cash customers.

[koide]

In Europe many get away with it.