Jackietrehorn wrote:
Been to NODallys several times. Paid there w a CC. I pay w a CC everywhere in CR. NODallys, the Mercado Central, La Esquina, local bars, Musmani, everywhere. Never had a single problem. Some retailers or places like salons will upcharge c500 if you use a CC but they always advise me before the fact. I feel very safe using my CC in CR.
Thank God you've been lucky.
My CCs have been charged fraudulently several times in CR. One time it was after I used a CC in one of the airport's duty free shops, of all places; I had not used that CC in SJO prior to then, nor had I used it in the States for a while before my trip.
Two days after I returned home, the CC company called to ask me about several micro transactions (crooks test your account by posting several small charges). All fraudalent.
So now I use cash. If I use a CC I do so only at places I trust (e.g. SL or Amistad). NEVER at HDR or KL.
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