Cash-only restaurants
Nov 10, 2017 | 7:28 am
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I think, in any case, most people would agree it's not all that common.
Anyway, that's all I was saying with my original post before I was questioned on it.
Nov 10, 2017 | 8:30 am
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I'm not sure how it works in the U.S. I know most kids, including my 3 nieces are likely to have savings accounts but not checking accounts. Since 18 is the legal adult age here, banking and financial products tend to kick in at that age. Again, no real first hand knowledge, but I think someone under 18 could get a stored value card, and probably a debit card with a checking account, but not a credit card (maybe with a co-signer?).
I think, in any case, most people would agree it's not all that common.
Anyway, that's all I was saying with my original post before I was questioned on it.
I think, in any case, most people would agree it's not all that common.
Anyway, that's all I was saying with my original post before I was questioned on it.
I send them all checks for their birthdays. They gripe about it and we will sometimes see checks outstanding for months.
I send my teenaged grandniece and grandnephew prepaid cards for Christmas, but the $5.95 fee for a new one every year rankles.
Nov 12, 2017 | 8:28 am
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How often and where have you seen that at restaurants? It's practically a rule at gas stations, and I see it often enough at non-name brand electronics stores and building supply stores, but I have never seen a restaurant with a cash discount. The closest I've seen is a policy of a $.50 surcharge for credit card usage on a small balance such as $5 or less.
Nov 24, 2017 | 3:53 am
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>Cash-only restaurant
>claim to be avoiding credit card transaction fees
>in reality, tax evasion and underreporting income
Is it really that hard to see what's happening?
>claim to be avoiding credit card transaction fees
>in reality, tax evasion and underreporting income
Is it really that hard to see what's happening?
Nov 24, 2017 | 4:05 am
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Absent evidence of tax evasion and/or underrreporting income for a given business, it’s safe to assume a business may have good reason for doing cash-only retail transactions because of banking/card-processing issues if it is willing to risk losing business due to a cash-only policy/practice.
Nov 24, 2017 | 9:20 am
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Absent evidence of tax evasion and/or underrreporting income for a given business, its safe to assume a business may have good reason for doing cash-only retail transactions because of banking/card-processing issues if it is willing to risk losing business due to a cash-only policy/practice.
Of course, some of those charge extra if you use a card, but that's another issue.
Nov 24, 2017 | 3:44 pm
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The US was way more of a cash society not too long ago precisely because a lot of businesses didn't think accepting cards was worth the hassle (since fewer customers were demanding it). Now, of course, more customers demand it, so many of the holdouts now take cards.
Of course, some of those charge extra if you use a card, but that's another issue.
Of course, some of those charge extra if you use a card, but that's another issue.