DIA74
I cannot understand how they are allowed to get away with blatant rip offs, such as wildly inflated card charges. Would you pay that when using your card at Tesco?
This subject has been turned over many times, the charges are certainly high but they are balanced by the certainly low seat-prices. Tesco charge you more for the basic product and then do a deal with the credit card company to pay the minimum fee.
The only point of decision is the bottom line. If you chose to shop at Tesco and agree with the price they are asking for the products - then it is a fair price. Likewise for FR. I expect that the small print of the agreements between the card company and the merchant and their agreement with you, allows for such charges to be made.