This...more than anything else. The rates charged are, IMO, far too high but it seems that they all charge about the same rate...almost like it's agreed upon between the companies providing the credit.
Because, the credit card companies have to maintain servers and the service to ensure the card authorization goes through, and as with anything not done by the company itself, you are paying more for that.
And, because they can. Consumers have come to expect this convenience to exist, and the card companies know this. A place of business can accept the fee or potentially lose business.
It was never illegal. CC companies used to penalize retailers if they tried this and would threaten to pull their ability to process credit cards as a part of their agreements but a lawsuit and court ruling in favor of the retailers forced the cc companies to remove that language from their agreements. Perfectly legal.
If enough consumers don't like the practice they will stop shopping at said retailers and it will go away.
What about the part where you are effectively telling credit card users "We'd rather have 0% of your business"?LOL CC users who think people who pay with cash should subsidize their airline miles and rewards programs. Every business should charge you guys the true cost of using your cards. Credit cards are so annoying for small business owners to deal with, since not only are they vampires sucking up a few points on each transaction, but the owner also has to wait to get paid. You want the convenience, you should pay for it.
"Because we can."By the way, can someone explain why credit/debit sales actually cost more to process? Cash: cashier in the store. Someone has to count the cash in the drawer at the end of the shift. Someone has to count the cash again prior to depositing it. Someone has to transport the cash to the bank. Someone at the bank has to count the cash.
Credit/debit: someone pushes a couple buttons once a day, the rest is done electronically. How the hell does this add 3% to the cost of every transaction?? If 100% of customers paid with credit/debit at the pizza shop, that would save 1/2 an hour or more of employee time each day.
Cash is king, yo. A lot of these places prefer cash as well because it makes it much easier for them to get creative with the book keeping. I shouldn't have to subsidize your electronic payment usage fees, either.
Finally, how am I supposed to buy drugs if people stop using cash? I know one coke dealer who takes credit cards but they have a front business so they can ring it up as services rendered. No way is your average weed dealer going to have their shit together enough to ever pull off something like that, though.
Choosing a sawmill for the lab was perfect. You can make lot of hallow space in a bundle of 2x4's and nobody at the border actually wants to start sifting through every single one. They poke around the surface and that's it.
What about the part where you are effectively telling credit card users "We'd rather have 0% of your business"?
When customers ask about credit cards and get told prices would have to rise, they usually say they'd rather pay with cash. Why do you think business owners and cash buyers should pay for your airline miles and cash back?
Why should a credit card user pay for your armored car pickup/delivery service, or the extra time spent handling and counting cash? Or any of the other overhead that goes into operating a business, but which I don't directly benefit? It's just more difficult to narrow down a dollar figure for a discount if I say "I didn't walk in the Sporting Goods section, so I don't want to have to pay for the floor cleaning services that take place in that department."When customers ask about credit cards and get told prices would have to rise, they usually say they'd rather pay with cash. Why do you think business owners and cash buyers should pay for your airline miles and cash back?
By the way, can someone explain why credit/debit sales actually cost more to process? Cash: cashier in the store. Someone has to count the cash in the drawer at the end of the shift. Someone has to count the cash again prior to depositing it. Someone has to transport the cash to the bank. Someone at the bank has to count the cash
You've determined that since 91 octane isn't available, you can compensate by mixing 87 and 89 octane, for an average of.... 91?
What grinds my gears is when a gas station lists their prices and in small ass fucking print "With purchase of car wash". Non-car car was prices are $0.30/gal more.
By the way, can someone explain why credit/debit sales actually cost more to process? Cash: cashier in the store. Someone has to count the cash in the drawer at the end of the shift. Someone has to count the cash again prior to depositing it. Someone has to transport the cash to the bank. Someone at the bank has to count the cash.
Credit/debit: someone pushes a couple buttons once a day, the rest is done electronically. How the hell does this add 3% to the cost of every transaction?? If 100% of customers paid with credit/debit at the pizza shop, that would save 1/2 an hour or more of employee time each day.
What I dislike, is that it used to be 10 cents between grades. Now it is 15 or 20, what reason is there for this? And the stupid tenth of a cent on the price. Just put it at 2.20, not $2.19 and 9/10th. Thats just fucking stupid and a waste of sign material, etc.
First off, what the f*** is debit? Last I checked, a debit card would constitute as cash, but apparently not!
That sign you posted is about as clear cut as anything I've ever seen. The only crime going on is your crime against humanity for being so stupid.
Debit counts as cash