"priceless moments" of being short changed

Have you ever been denied to use that visa/mastercard credit cards of yours although these establishments (restaurants, whole sellers, coffee shops, etc) has these card logo stickers welcoming the use of these cards as a acceptable payment mode?

So, as long as you hold that normal, gold, platinum or whatever your-ass-high-up-in-heaven cards with whichever premium or normal banks, you can be denied to use these cards if your payment is below a sum which is unacceptable to the establishment.

For instance, I went to Caring Pharmacy. Their acceptable sum to transact payment over these plastic cards is RM30 and above. Anything less than RM30, cash payments it will be. Same goes to this Japanese restaurant in Desa Hartamas, The Green Room accepts payment with credit cards only with sum above RM40. Eu Yang Sang accepts credit card if your final sum is above RM50.

And you know what, they only tell you this requirement when you ask for the bill or when you make your payment by the counter. There is no notice or heads up of any sort of this requirement when you enter the premise.

Kinda absurd isn't it? The last time I remember was I paid annual fees to use these cards. Who are you going to blame? I wonder if it is legal for any establishment that has credit card facilities to deny or restrict you with condition to use of credit card as payment. Instead of being a convenience to use these cards, it turned out to be plastic butts. So next time when you go out, make sure you'll have extra cash in your wallet to save you from a possible 'priceless moment' of embarrassment.