Additional Credit Card Fee Begins in New Jersey
Consumers who use credit cards to pay for purchases may be subject to an additional 4 percent retailer fee under new plan.
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New Jersey retailers may begin adding as much as 4 percent to credit card purchases for anyone paying with a credit card.
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New Jersey residents using credit cards to pay for purchases may be digging a bit deeper into their wallets beginning Sunday, according to a report on CBSlocal.com.
The report says retailers may start adding an additional fee of up to 4 percent if a credit card is used to pay for a purchase.
WINS’ Glenn Schuck reported reaction to the new fee was swift and angry.
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Penguin
8:48 am on Monday, January 28, 2013
Retailers who want to do this - and it's silly to think they should be, or will be, the only ones to bear this burden at the end of the day - they should charge consumers only 1 1/2 or 2%... not the entire fee,