Cygnia Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 No Shirt, No Swipe, No Service For years, small businesses have asked customers to pay cash, set credit card minimums, or added a surcharge onto card transactions, in an effort to defray the premiums imposed by companies like Mastercard and Visa. Now, an increasing number of businesses are doing the opposite. Head out of Slate’s offices for lunch and you might wind up at Dos Toros, a local burrito minichain; for coffee you might pick Devoción, a Colombian-born coffeehouse with an airy storefront. In either case, you’d be confronted with the same demand: Pay with plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 There's a beer place near my house that's plastic only, the first time I'd encountered that. 26 taps, water, one TV and a few tables indoors, several tables outdoors, and nothing else. No waitstaff, service at the bar only. They do seem to arrange for a food truck to park out in front and sell their stuff most evenings (and those are entirely distinct operations), and they don't complain about food delivery either. Very stripped-down operation. They seem to be doing well, at least when the weather's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDU Neil Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 45 minutes ago, Cancer said: There's a beer place near my house that's plastic only, the first time I'd encountered that. 26 taps, water, one TV and a few tables indoors, several tables outdoors, and nothing else. No waitstaff, service at the bar only. They do seem to arrange for a food truck to park out in front and sell their stuff most evenings (and those are entirely distinct operations), and they don't complain about food delivery either. Very stripped-down operation. They seem to be doing well, at least when the weather's good. You can order tacos, sit at home and watch TV and drink, and you have a private bathroom... or you can order the same tacos, sit at one of our tables and watch TV and drink a wider selection at a higher price and share a bathroom with dozens of others. Introvert vs. Extravert... I know which one I'd choose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 I think I've only seen card-only at craft fairs and whatnot where the seller has a Square device and doesn't have change for cash. Still, though I prefer to deal in cash for everyday transactions, I'm well aware that it marks me as a prehistoric Luddite. Hermit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 25, 2018 Report Share Posted July 25, 2018 I generally use cash for small transactions, and certain fast food locations*. Otherwise, it's usually a credit card based upon which one gives me the most rewards back from the transaction.** *I've had my debit card replaced about 5 times in the last 10 years, and, from what I can trace back, it's related to certain fast food establishments. Those are now all cash only for me. **It's vitally important to pay off the entire balance each month to make this work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 When credit cards were first explained to me, not paying off the balance on time every month was not even an option. It was a dark, veiled threat, where I assumed that the bank would send enforcers to break my teeth in with a brick. That turns out to have been less dark than the reality, but to this day I don't put purchases on a credit card if I don't have cash in the bank to pay it off. I've seen credit card debt just destroy a couple of friends of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Old Man said: When credit cards were first explained to me, not paying off the balance on time every month was not even an option. It was a dark, veiled threat, where I assumed that the bank would send enforcers to break my teeth in with a brick. That turns out to have been less dark than the reality, but to this day I don't put purchases on a credit card if I don't have cash in the bank to pay it off. I've seen credit card debt just destroy a couple of friends of mine. My late wife was very good at spending money that we didn't have. It took me several years after she passed away to get rid of the credit card debt. Like you, I don't put purchases on a credit card if I don't have cash in the bank to pay it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 26, 2018 Report Share Posted July 26, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2018/07/23/waiter-faked-story-that-customer-wrote-we-dont-tip-terrorist-on-receipt-restaurant-says/?utm_term=.bc905f633060 You know, I understand having a cause.. but making stuff up only hurts your cause... Congrats, Genius... you just gave the folks crying fake news fuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Bizarre if this stands up ... Hamsters cause Type I diabetes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Anyone making any remark about whether I would cause any illness or disease will suffer for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 I assume you do that openly and intentionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Yeah...isn't that the whole point of being a 'Death' Tribble? You should take that article as a compliment. Be proud of being a Death Tribble...at least you're not a lowly badger or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 The trouble with being a badger is that you are either as sweet as honey or you need to be called three times loudly i.e. Badger! Badger! Badger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 Unless your place is blundered upon by Rat and Mole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 2 hours ago, death tribble said: The trouble with being a badger is that you are either as sweet as honey or you need to be called three times loudly i.e. Badger! Badger! Badger! Only three? (By the way, watch out for the snakes.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 27, 2018 Report Share Posted July 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Starlord said: Yeah...isn't that the whole point of being a 'Death' Tribble? You should take that article as a compliment. Be proud of being a Death Tribble...at least you're not a lowly badger or something. He's a death tribble, not a diabetes tribble. As for badgers, doesn't honey cause diabetes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Speaking of animal news This Dog has a price on her head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 9 hours ago, death tribble said: The trouble with being a badger is that you are either as sweet as honey or you need to be called three times loudly i.e. Badger! Badger! Badger! Who called? What? *throws disembodied Ewok head into the crowd, then leaves* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 13 hours ago, Cancer said: Bizarre if this stands up ... Hamsters cause Type I diabetes? I won't eat any then. Starlord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, tkdguy said: I won't eat any then. Nicely done, sir. tkdguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 I take it tribbles are still on the menu then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Only if you are a Klingon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 Or I run out of Ewoks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 28, 2018 Report Share Posted July 28, 2018 How many Ewoks are left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 29, 2018 Report Share Posted July 29, 2018 How many Ewoks are right? Can Ewoks be right, for that matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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