Is your card company trying to make you switch from credit to debit?

I’m sure many people feel a bit like novices when it comes to paying with credit cards. I mean, you’ve probably used credit cards for a long time and yet when you try to swipe your card, you sometimes end up doing something stupid like forgetting to press the ‘credit’ button. Seattletimes.nwsource.com reports:

A big reason customers have to scan their cards everywhere from department stores to fast-food restaurants is because retailers want us to pay with debit rather than credit. Stores are charged less by credit-card companies for debit transactions.

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