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Subject: Re: Tipping in USA/Canada Posted on: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:42:16 EST

Greg Procter wrote:
> Craig Welch wrote:
>> Greg Procter said:
>>
>>> Craig Welch wrote:
>>>> Greg Procter said:
>>>>
>>>>> mrtravel wrote:
>>>>>> Greg Procter wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Do you assert that that's owned/managed/installed by a 'credit card
>>>>>>>> company'?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To the best of my knowledge.
>>>>>> So, you believe that VISA manages that machine in the restaurant.
>>>>>> Wouldn't that require different machines to handle MasterCard, JNB,
>>>>>> American Express, etc?
>>>>> No, it requires a central clearing facility and seperate accounts.
>>>> So you no longer assert that the terminal is owned/managed/installed
>>>> by a 'credit card company'?
>>>>
>>> By their agents.
>> An example of whom would be ... ?
>>
>> Just name one.
>
> My bank.

Ah, now we're getting somewhere. It's like pulling teeth though.

Your bank is not an agent of the credit card company.

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