RBA Surcharges hope that it is banned altogether

[gfm]

That is fine, just add it to the price that is advertised to the consumer. Put it on the price tag. Instead of adding at the end.

 

[gfm]

We dont want surcharges depending on the cost to the merchant (these should already be part of the price!) The price should be the price!

 

[Freq Flier 2013]

We dont want surcharges depending on the cost to the merchant (these should already be part of the price!) The price should be the price!

Then the people with cash or debit cards will be discriminated against and have to pay a higher price?

 

[Quickstatus]

So a direct merchant fee of 1.45% (square) can end up being 1.7% to the end user.

it's the cost of doing business.
We don't see business charging a fee for handling cash.

 

[Viridis]

The airlines method of surcharging is pretty fair. With the exception of Rex which requires you to visit an airport sales desk to pay, the major airlines do actually provide convenient ways of paying the advertised price without any surcharge. If someone wants credit card points on top of it, it’s only fair that they pay a surcharge.

I disagree. Perhaps, what I find most irritating is paying many thousands of dollars to, say, Qantas with a Qantas branded credit card and being charged a fee for the privilege of doing so.

I’m tempted to rock up to the airport with $12k in cash to buy my ticket and see how much they enjoy the costs of handling that.

As far as I’m concerned they’re just taking the p***

I completely agree with @Quickstatus, it’s the cost of doing business.