it's 'illegal' (though I suspect that's a strong bit of propoganda on the credit card companies' part) for me to express a preference to my clients for receiving payment by cash or check.
Well, if it is illegal, then all the antiques dealers I've met don't know it. Everybody I've talked to will take a credit card, but will offer you an instant discount if you can pay via check or cash. I presume they set their prices to include the credit card fee, but so prefer cash deals that they'll lose that extra profit to acquire and keep a cash-paying customer.
a crappy picture of the overhead bin warning sign in my cubicle.
You're right - it looks like a rod or something has come out of the wall or ceiling and impaled the guy in the head.
eta: head-impalement x-post.
Sue, that looks like...well, head impalement. Complete with blood spurtage.
I know! That's what's crazy about it. OHS people see head getting banged with door, I see pole through head.
ita, do you mean a service charge from the vendor
At the time of sale, but I'm not sure who gets the money. If you
already
have a minimum amount thing in effect ($10), I'm really unexcited about giving you 75c on my $22 purchase.
Sue! You'd better be careful. That looks traumatic.
It probably is bs Kat. I've never bothered to read the 15 pages of 8pt type that comes with my credit card stuff.
I still tell my clients that I prefer non-credit card payments but I don't push it strongly. I appreciate that I can offer them the convenience.
What I don't appreciate? That it takes the turnkey service I use (which is specifically geared to counselors and associations that don't have heavy transaction cycles) 7 to 10 days to deposit the payment, minus the fee.
So, not only do they get the percentage and per transaction fee, but I'm guessing there is some 'float' involved as well.
Sigh. What price convenience.
I'm pretty sure that my bank charges 55c for every debit transaction.
priceless.
But with a 5% discount if you pay cash.
Totally pole through the head.
There's a chain of gas stations here where the gas is a few cents cheaper per gallon if you pay cash. They were down in NC too. Can't recall which one. It might be Crown, or...not.
