Where VANOC got it wrong by going exclusively with Visa ...

I wandered in there a few times to do some window shopping, but as someone who doesn't possess anything Visa, I couldn't buy anything unless I walked into the store with a wad of cash in my wallet. ... You have millions of people living in the lower mainland, and when the games are over, we're the ones left to deal with the aftermath of these games. No matter how amazing, awesome, or lacking they end up being, the price tag is what a lot of locals are worried about. ...