US local phone numbers, English:
Master card
800-627-8372,1,1
Visa
800-847-2911,1,4
Script:
I’m calling to urge you to immediately end your new policy that unfairly targets the adult content industry, making sex workers even more vulnerable. I’m also asking you to sit down with stakeholders- specifically sex workers and adult content creators- to develop solutions that ensure equitable access to financial services, create stability, and reduce harm for sex workers.
We had a card surcharge ban bought in a few years back. The shops aren’t allowed to charge extra, and unless you’re employing family members or not declaring the cash (and for a lot of small takeaways, it’s probably both of those) it probably works out more expensive to handle the cash.
That makes sense. I wish we had that here, but I’m happy they at least are required by law in my state to tell people about the surcharge.
I guess that Americans are used to seeing charges applied at the point of sale anyway, for sales tax and so on.
In the UK there price on the shelf is the price you pay, and if for some reason it isn’t, then you can guarantee several arguments a day.