epassporte card usage charges?

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  • Jaeger
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2003
    • 567

    #1

    epassporte card usage charges?

    Hey can someone please help me out here,

    I just used my brand new epassporte card for a transaction here in Australia,

    It was 41 Australian dollars yet it charged me 43 USD for the pleasure.. The Aussie dollar is worth about 86 cents to the US dollar in exchange, so for 41 dollars it should have been roughly more like 33 USD or so.

    So they charge like 10USD (approx) per transaction? Is it a fuckup or are their charges just that steep?
    been in this industry since 2002.. gettin' too old for this shit..
  • Yngwie
    I am an Alien from space
    • May 2003
    • 11118

    #2
    $2USD charge for atm use
    ICQ: 16544251 - Skype: gator37 @ eastlink.ca - email: yngwie @ isys.ca

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    • Jaeger
      Confirmed User
      • Sep 2003
      • 567

      #3
      Originally posted by Yngwie
      $2USD charge for atm use
      Thanks, but what about like at a restaurant like i used it?

      I should only use it at ATMs i suppose?
      been in this industry since 2002.. gettin' too old for this shit..

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      • CBytch
        Confirmed User
        • Apr 2004
        • 257

        #4
        Got this from their FAQ section. Hope it answers your question

        I paid for a meal at a restaurant with my Visa Card. The authorization on my Account for my meal purchase is different than the amount I spent. Why is this?

        When you purchase a meal at a restaurant with your ePassporte Visa Card, your transaction is authorized for the amount of the meal plus an extra amount (to allow for a potential gratuity). These authorizations are removed from your Account when the Merchant settles the actual amount spent at the restaurant, usually in 7 to 10 days.
        ICQ-46523581

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        • Jaeger
          Confirmed User
          • Sep 2003
          • 567

          #5
          thanks i just saw that too, its stupid really we don't usually even tip in this country so i don't get it but apparently it solves the mystery!
          been in this industry since 2002.. gettin' too old for this shit..

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          • BoardiesBitch
            Confirmed User
            • Mar 2006
            • 861

            #6
            Originally posted by Jaeger
            Thanks, but what about like at a restaurant like i used it?

            I should only use it at ATMs i suppose?
            just get the cash at the ATM and pay by cash...
            it is obvious that this type of card has higher fees if you use it to pay anywhere...
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