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To: Sam who wrote (258859)	8/24/2014 7:59:26 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 543140

We got credit cards with chips before we went, and used our credit cards for almost everything- except in mom and pop shops in which we didn't want them to have to pay the service charge. It's quite easy to get a card with a chip- AMEX couldn't get them to us fast enough, and overnighted them to us, even though I got them way in advance and there was no hurry. Also got one from Citibank. Used both- no problems anywhere except at one supermarket (Albert Heijn)- and they don't take any foreign credit cards because of cost issues.

To: Sam who wrote (258859)	8/25/2014 11:03:28 AM
From: Katelew	Respond to of 543140

How odd that you posted this article. This weekend I met a young student in Barnes and Noble who had just completed some kind of study abroad program in Russia--St. Petersburg specifically. She was surprised to find no usage of credit cards there. Only cash and checks were allowed. Then she finished off her trip with 2 days in Helsinki and found only cards with chips were allowed. So it was back to checks and/or cash. The lack of credit card usage in Russia really surprised me!