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TIL charging any additional fees for debit cards is illegal in the US. Convenience fees/cash discount price cannot be different from the debit card price.

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1aK0O TIL Meilleurs Ouvriers de France , is an honorary title given to the best Chefs in France, since 1920 only 200 have been awarded, the candidates show high technical skills : Pollack in one dish has to be pierced in four places by Herring Lardons, the latter imparts its saltiness into the Pollack.
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