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What type of credit cards in Los Cristianos can I use? Most shops, bars, restaurants and supermarkets in Los Cristianos allow you to pay by credit or debit card. There are only a handful that don't allow it.
Credit cards in Los Cristianos are used every day to pay for almost everything. Most major credit are accepted in 99% of the places you go to pay. The most commonly accepted are Visa and Mastercard. If you have either of these cards you are guaranteed to be able to use them.
If however you use American Express or Diners Card you will find things a little more difficult. Major retailers will accept them but most of the smaller shops and business won't do so. I imagine however that if you use American Express or Diners you will be used to that as it is the same the world over.
I don't know if its because everything here in the Canaries is more relaxed but many business or shops open before they have had the credit card machine installed. Its quite normal to go and buy something in a newly opened shop and find that you can't pay by card. If this is the case they generally have a sign up to advert you to the fact to stop any unwanted and embarrassing problems.
With you debit or credit cards here in Los Cristianos you can also withdraw money from cash machines. As a general rule the exchange rate will be the bank exchange rate but you will be charged a commission. That varies from back to bank but the cheapest one I've found is the BBVA. Take note that here in Los Cristianos and in Tenerife as a whole, cashback does not exist.
The new contactless credit card machines are starting to show their faces now in Los Cristianos so if you have a contactless card you can also use that feature here. It turns out that here in Los Cristianos we're not that far behind the rest of Europe. So no worries about paying by credit card in Los Cristianos.
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