Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Restaurants and small hotels are the problem. In the UK and especially France. well, in my experience then Cheers, Michiel Fokkema Nathan Wajsman wrote: > Actually, I do not agree, Michiel. I use AMEX everywhere I can because I > like the KLM points I get (I still have my Dutch AMEX card). In NL, I > used it in many petrol stations, in most of the restaurants I went to, > in many bookshops etc. Here in Spain, same thing, it is even accepted at > some supermarkets. > > I am also surprised by Frank's statements about the difficulties of > using credit cards in Germany--I have never had the problem there. I use > Visa and Amex without any problems every time I am there. At least in > the cities where I have been in the past couple of years--Berlin, > Munich, Cologne, D?sseldorf, Frankfurt--I have not had any problems > whatsoever. > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > On Jul 23, 2009, at 9:10 PM, Michiel Fokkema wrote: > >> don't bother to bring AMEX. AMEX is very bad accepted here in Europe. >> It's too expensive for the merchants. VISA and Mastercard are very >> well accepted. At least the Netherlands are totally converting to the >> PIN system. As well for the ATM's as for the stores. >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Michiel Fokkema >> >> Brian Reid wrote: >>>> I had not realised that the US did not use the PIN system yet >>> North American bank cards use PINs only for debit/ATM transactions. >>> Credit transactions just use a signature. And our cards do not have >>> chips in them. >>> My experience is that the most universal form of access to money when >>> I travel is an ATM/debit card with a 4-digit PIN. Being the sort of >>> person who always has a backup Plan B, I carry two such cards, issued >>> by different banks that use different debit networks. >>> Though because of the epidemic of banks buying other banks, most >>> cards issued by nationwide financial institutions are members of 3 or >>> more debit networks. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: >>> 270.13.25/2256 - Release Date: 07/23/09 06:02:00 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.25/2256 - Release Date: 07/23/09 > 06:02:00 >