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Avoiding fees when holiday shopping

Katherine Langford
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@keyframes spin { 0% { transform:rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform:rotate(360deg); } } Avoiding fees when holiday shopping Soon you ll be buying for the holidays. Perhaps you ve been wanting to shop local. By now, you might know businesses can charge a small additional percentage if you use a credit card. Merchants can place a surcharge up to 4%. It helps them recoup service costs, but here s the key: Mastercard says they must clearly disclose it when you make a purchase. Teri Hodgett with Sunrise Bank says those branded cards offer you protection against charges that shouldn t be on there. For instance, if you use a debit card or prepaid Mastercard, those surcharges can t be used. If that does happen, here s what you can do. We would say file a dispute, Hodgett said, adding that it s quick and easy. We might just refund it depending on the amount; we can file

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