Is Discover card widely accepted in W. Europe?
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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...
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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....
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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.
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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).