Trying to see if BitPay will make allowances for this then finally but don't see anything to suggest it on their site -- In fact, the latest RBF threads updated in June on their FAQs still show you how to disable them.

They've been forcing people to overpay on fees (and rejecting RBF-enabled ones so you're forced to finalise a fee), one of the few things I put up with for the sake of spending that Bitcoin on pizza where I live. Or is that merely merchant settings on their end of BitPay?

I see this as a win, maybe one reason it's happening? To push merchants to accept a tool designed to help users compensate for miscalculations?