Is Discover card widely accepted in W. Europe?
 

Hello all: I know from 2 previous trips that Visa and MC are almost always accepted almost everywhere, but wondered about taking Discover on next trip as a backup (in case I do too much shopping :) Not that I would...

Amelia,<BR><BR>Leave your Discover card at home - it's useless in Europe.<BR><BR>Andre

Andre is correct. Forget about the Discover Card in Europe. I suggest you get a second Visa or MasterCard as a backup.

Went to Europe last summer for 3 weeks and found that the Discover card is useless. Definately Visa or MC.<BR>Getting cash with your bank card from ATm's was easy, also.

Discover Card is only valid in North America. Discover card company policy . . . .

Discovercard is not accepted in Europe. Europe accepts only MC, Visa, and Amex mostly.

Everybody! IT IS NOT THAT EUROPE DOES NOT ACCEPT DISC. CARD. Discover CHOOSES to not be usable outside of USA and Canada.

I thought that's what I said. Okay it's not "USABLE". That's a better word, isn't it?

Talk about a distinction without a difference! Discover is NOT the card to bring to Europe. Period.

NO!! We went to Germany, Italy and France last summer and in Germany and northern Italy the ONLY card they took was Mastercard!!! I only had a Visa and I was out of luck at most places. Hope this helps. France took everything.<BR><BR>Debbie

How many nos does it take? Don't you people ever read the previous posts?

Yes Mr I do read the previous threads! But maybe they wanted more than 1 opinion!

The Visa card isn't accepted in France??<BR>You should have told me that before. I've been stupidely using it during the 15 last years. I'm wondering what will happen to me when the thousands of people who accepted it by mistake will realize their error....

Little Sir,<BR><BR>People who repeated the same information were right to do so. If I was asking such a question, I wouldn't be satisfied with only one answer, since I wouldn't be sure that this person isn't mistaken. I would by far prefer to read a dozen posts all saying the same thing.

Debbie, that's very odd what you said about Visa. I've never found a place in Europe that took Mastercard and not Visa. In fact, the only place I've ever found that happen was in a restaurant in Manhattan.

Please let us not forget Diners Club is widely accepted in Europe, it is far more accepted then Amex. Diners Club is issued by Citibank and gives great points and services.

We live on the France/Germany border and can use both Visa and Mastercard everywhere in France (sometimes you have to point out that your card doesn't have a "puce" - French-issued cards are almost always debit cards with a chip). Germany is another story. Many establishments do not accept credit cards of any kind (this includes major department stores, so check before you start shopping/dining).

clairobscur:<BR>Please read Debbie's posting again - carefully.<BR>She said, "France took everything."

Visa is a standard card in every single European country.

Discover Card stinks!<BR>Their customer Service (WHAT Customer Service?) Stinks!