It's been long since I've been the last time at Aldi but they now accept debit cards (EC Card)
they rejected in past cuz they work for maximum profit! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael G. Koerner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 8:30 PM Subject: [USMA:22115] Re: Spanish dollar > Barbara and/or Bill Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Subject: [USMA:22109] Re: Spanish dollar > > Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2002 11:17:47 +0000 > > From: Barbara and/or Bill Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > (Why is this subject "Spanish dollar"?) > > > > on 9/5/2002 8:09 PM, Wizard of OS at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > ... electronic payment isn't welcome in europe, people prefer cash. > > > almost all shops accept EC Card but virtually no one (accepts) > > Credit > > > Cards, no shop > > > wants to pay for the fees! > > > > I don't find this to be true. We travel in Europe frequently and have > > found > > credit cards to be welcomed almost everywhere. Sometimes our travels > > have > > been in tourist type areas where one might expect this, but we have > > also > > found it true in areas not frequented by American tourists. Of course, > > small > > and/or rural businesses (and a few larger ones) may not be set up to > > handle > > credit cards, but the same is true anywhere, including in the US. > > > > Regards, Bill Hooper > > retired physics professor, Florida, USA > > > > -------------------------------------- > > "Simplification" begins with "SI" > > -------------------------------------- > > Even though Aldi stores (http://www.aldi.com) are *STRICTLY* cash only > in Germany, their USA stores do accept 'debit' cards. This is because > the various USA public assistance programs (AKA 'Food Stamps') now use > them instead of their old paper vouchers for distriduting their > benefits. This was mainly to increase the programs' security, > preventing the vouchers from being traded in a black market. > > BTW, Aldi claims that 4 out of 5 Germans consumers regularly shop at > their deep-discount grocery stores. Their USA stores (part of Aldi-Sud) > are mainly in the Midwest and Northeast (there are two here in Appleton). > > h f > -- > ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ > Regards, | |\ ____ > | | | | |\ > Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! > Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | > ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ >
