Aldi Taken To Task For Method of Credit & Debit Card Surcharge Warnings..

Vic41 · Guru

Aldi Taken To Task For Method of Credit & Debit Card Surcharge Warnings..

rockylizard · Guru

Gday...

Yep ... the outcome is that they have to educate/train staff and install clear signage to advise customers of the surcharge.

But they are still going to apply the surcharge of 0.5% of the total bill.

Cheers - John

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Looks like more and more stores are starting to charge to use cards these days. Never been an Aldi fan anyway really. I know a lot are though.

Pondy · Senior Member

Aldi have been charging this for years if you use your credit card but none if you use your eftpos card so always use my eftpos card

Vic41 · Guru

From the article below Pondy, as you said;

"For example, at ALDI stores, payment by EFTPOS by selecting the 'savings' or 'cheque' option does not attract a surcharge."

With the bank I am with they charge for EFTPOS payments after several transactions so I suppose you could get slugged one way or the other if you use EFTPOS at lot.

We don't have Aldi here on the West Coast as far as I know but are supposed to be opening here in WA soon, see;

http://www.oneperth.com.au/2014/02/22/aldi-kwinana/

-- Edited by Vic41 on Tuesday 19th of August 2014 12:09:25 PM

rockylizard · Guru

Pondy wrote:
Aldi have been charging this for years if you use your credit card but none if you use your eftpos card so always use my eftpos card

Gday...

Ya right Pondy. However, if you use PayWave as distinct from inserting or swiping your EFTPOS DEBIT card, then you WILL attract the 0.5% surcharge.

Quote from the article Vic posted -

"Aldi levies a 0.5 per cent surcharge on all credit card payments, including tap-and-go transactions using a debit card."

It is the levying of the surcharge on PayWave debit cards that got Aldi's hand smacked. They are still charging it .. but must train staff better and put up signage advising customers they are charging it on PayWave debit cards.

cheers - John

deverall11 · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
Looks like more and more stores are starting to charge to use cards these days. Never been an Aldi fan anyway really. I know a lot are though.

If you are that way inclined Dougwe, compare a trolley of shopping between Aldi, Coles and Woolworths. You will find the card fee pales into insignificance compared to the savings.

1) 500 gm Olive Oil type spread (margarine) $2.00 @ Aldi, over $4.00 at Coles and Woolworths

2) 95 gm sandwich tuna $0.79 @ Aldi, usually over $1.00 at Coles and Woolworths

2) 1 kg Yogurt $3.79 @ Aldi, usuallu over $4.50 at Coles and Woolworths.

These are just a few examples. Quality and source is comparable. When on limited income, Aldi makes a big difference.

Larry

Happywanderer · The Master

Love Aldi, always use debit card, never been charged a surcharge.

rockylizard · Guru

Happywanderer wrote:
Love Aldi, always use debit card, never been charged a surcharge.

Gday...

It is only if you use PayWave/Tap&Go with your debit card. Insert or swipe the debit card and no surcharge.

Cheers - John

Clare46 · Senior Member

rockylizard wrote:
Happywanderer wrote:
Love Aldi, always use debit card, never been charged a surcharge.
Gday...
It is only if you use PayWave/Tap&Go with your debit card. Insert or swipe the debit card and no surcharge.
Cheers - John

I used my Debit Mastercard on Pay Wave this morning at Aldi and did not have any charge

jules47 · The Happy Helper

I love Aldi as well - though sometimes frustrating when they don't have something you have previously bought, in stock, or gone completely!

Their prices are terrific - their prices are the same for the "basics", margarine, butter, bread, etc., all the time, not just "on special" as with other supermarkets.
Meat is not bad either, well priced, had a ham at Christmas, was absolutely beautiful, and very reasonably priced!

deverall11 · Guru

jules47 wrote:

Meat is not bad either, well priced, had a ham at Christmas, was absolutely beautiful, and very reasonably priced!

Try their chicken. Hard to believe but it has more tastes than the other supermarkets.

Larry

aussie_paul · Guru

We just love Aldi..

Aussie Paul. smile