Does the Paypal fee depend upon what option you check when sending, i.e., quasi-cash vs. service?
Kaylee: H-how did you... g-get on...? Early: Strains the mind a bit, don't it? You think you're all alone. Maybe I come down the chimney, Kaylee. Bring presents to the good girls and boys.
'Objects In Space'
F2F 3: Who's Bringing the Guacamole?
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: San Francisco, May 19-21, 2006! Everything else, go here! Swag!
DXMachina - Mar 26, 2006 12:25:10 pm PST #7673 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Polter-Cow - Mar 26, 2006 12:28:06 pm PST #7674 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Nope. It's 2.9% of the amount, plus $0.30 per transfer.
juliana, if the fees are getting to be a real problem, you might want to set up a regular account with a different e-mail address. Normally, there are no fees for receiving money, but you have a premium account, the major benefit of which is the ability to receive credit card transactions. The downside is a fee is charged for all transactions, regardless.
Otherwise, if people contributing want to take the fee into account, the equation is thus:
(V + 0.30)/0.971 = The amount you send so that juliana ends up with V
deborah grabien - Mar 26, 2006 12:36:27 pm PST #7675 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Yep - P-C nails it. That's why I always throw a few extra bucks into any paypal transaction I send out, to make sure that fee is covered.
NoiseDesign - Mar 26, 2006 12:40:55 pm PST #7676 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, last year we lost a little bit of money to the convenience of being able to do things through PayPal.
juliana - Mar 26, 2006 1:08:06 pm PST #7677 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Nah - it's not a problem. I'll make up the fees - it is nice to be able to do everything through the intarweb. I'll look at setting up a different account tomorrow - gotta run now.
Jessica - Mar 26, 2006 6:01:07 pm PST #7678 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
With a little over 40 votes in, I can safely say that we all like food.
Here is a thought I had, though. Each of those platters is 100 pieces. If we order 8 trays (to make our $1000 target), that's 800 pieces of food. If there are 50 people at Prom who eat, that's 16 pieces per person, which is a LOT for a cocktail party.
I wonder if we wouldn't be better served ordering a little less food, and insted putting the money towards an open bar for a few hours?
[eta: Or we could just order all the really expensive food....]
NoiseDesign - Mar 26, 2006 6:05:56 pm PST #7679 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
In NO we ordered a bunch of food and it didn't really get eaten. It was all very good, but there is a tendency for people to go out to dinner before the party or to have a late lunch. I'm in favor of the open bar for a few hours.
SailAweigh - Mar 26, 2006 6:14:59 pm PST #7680 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
That makes a lot of sense. What do you guys think you're trying to do here? Make us all look intelligent, or something?
NoiseDesign - Mar 26, 2006 6:16:09 pm PST #7681 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
Make us all look intelligent, or something?
Certainly not.
deborah grabien - Mar 26, 2006 6:16:15 pm PST #7682 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I like the open bar option, as well. That's really a lot of food, even for a crowd that's promising to be a good size.
I'll even make 'em stock something uber-dry and bubbly for me, since that's the only alcohol I drink. Heh.