Originally Posted by
mikesyr18
Merchants take cards for a reason. The free market gave them an incentive to take them. People won't appreciate surcharges or cash only businesses.
I'd like to see more states have a law against surcharging like New York does. It's already bad enough that the consumer has to pay the store's sales tax for them.
That law (and others like it) are very likely unconstitutional as written, if SCOTUS' recent decision is any indication.
Also, if a business is good enough not taking cards (or charging extra) isn't going to be something that disqualifies it for most people. As long as it's spelled out and not told right when you finish ordering, of course. Plus, most people use debit cards for most purchases (FT is kind of an exception to that trend); major retailers are perfectly able to only surcharge for those and not debit cards, getting people gradually used to the idea.