Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]We had no problems with credit cards in France at any restaurants, even the small ones. Same in most countries in the EU. Gene -------------- Original message from "Douglas Barry" <imra at iol.ie>: -------------- > I tend to ask beforehand if they take creditcards as some smaller > operations > try to cut their bank charges, but most restaurants and hotels seem to > take > them - even in France. If they don't there generally seems to be an ATM > nearby that will dispense cash. > > In Ireland, many small supermarkets have ATMs as the villages don't have > bank outlets. On Amex, I don't have it myself! > > Douglas > _________ > Douglas Barry > Bray, Co. Wicklow > Republic of Ireland > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michiel Fokkema" > To: "Leica Users Group" > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 9:26 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Eurotrip Question > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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