People who comment on small debit card purchases

[matt22616]

Pretty sure any business owner can say **** off I'm not selling my **** to you no matter what form of weak **** you put in my face.......Freedom of Contract?

 

[ter1413]

Originally Posted by matt22616

Pretty sure any business owner can say **** off I'm not selling my **** to you no matter what form of weak **** you put in my face.......Freedom of Contract?

that sounds like a savvy biz owner!

 

[TRINI]

If you're the dude in front of me paying for his $1.14 coffee with either a credit or debit card, you best believe I'm making some sort of comment in my head.

 

[ter1413]

Originally Posted by TRINI

If you're the dude in front of me paying for his $1.14 coffee with either a credit or debit card, you best believe I'm making some sort of comment in my head.

100% agree.

 

[teddieriley]

A man should carry cash with him at all times.

I thought there was a minimum for someone to use their card. Using a card (whether debit or credit) for less than a $1.00 is a complete ass move.

Man up and get some cash from your couch cushions.

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by TRINI

If you're the dude in front of me paying for his $1.14 coffee with either a credit or debit card, you best believe I'm making some sort of comment in my head.

Originally Posted by ter1413

100% agree.

Originally Posted by teddieriley

A man should carry cash with him at all times.

I thought there was a minimum for someone to use their card. Using a card (whether debit or credit) for less than a $1.00 is a complete ass move.

Man up and get some cash from your couch cushions.

You guys are idiots. It's faster to swipe your card and be done than it is to pay cash and let the dumb ***** behind the counter struggle to make change.

 

[matt22616]

Originally Posted by ter1413

that sounds like a savvy biz owner!

Imagine the culture shock when I first realized that people in other countries were ambivalent to making money. As 'Muricans we sometimes take it for granted that if you wave money in the face of a business owner, he/she will do almost anything to take it from you.

This should not be confused, however, with the notion that these business owners are somehow obligated to take your money.

 

[Jekyll]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

You guys are idiots. It's faster to swipe your card and be done than it is to pay cash and let the dumb ***** behind the counter struggle to make change.

No ****.

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

You guys are idiots. It's faster to swipe your card and be done than it is to pay cash and let the dumb ***** behind the counter struggle to make change.

That's what change jars are for. You give a buck or two and leave. vs. "sir please swipe your card, wait, not now, wait, now, swipe it now, wait, try that again, ok that worked, please push the green button, this one, thanks, wait, here's your receipt, thanks for your 12 cents purchase, have a nice day"

anyhow... faster or not, someone who doesn't even have one dollar of cash in his pocket should be ready for "comments"...

 

[teddieriley]

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

You guys are idiots. It's faster to swipe your card and be done than it is to pay cash and let the dumb ***** behind the counter struggle to make change.

Pot calling the kettle black. I don't recall indicating which is faster (in some instances, some ass having to pull out a card can take a while). Point being, if your'e a man, you should at least have enough cash to buy yourself a $5 footlong.

 

[Made in California]

Originally Posted by BP348

Sorry, I guess I'm in the minority but paying for $.58 with a card is ******* stupid. Go out to your car and find the change.
Go to my car and get change!? Are you kidding me? Do I work for the coffee shop? I keep quarters only in my car. For meters.

Originally Posted by TRINI

If you're the dude in front of me paying for his $1.14 coffee with either a credit or debit card, you best believe I'm making some sort of comment in my head.

Originally Posted by ter1413

100% agree.

Originally Posted by teddieriley

A man should carry cash with him at all times. I thought there was a minimum for someone to use their card. Using a card (whether debit or credit) for less than a $1.00 is a complete ass move. Man up and get some cash from your couch cushions.
I totally agree that people should always have cash on them. I always have a lot of cash on me and it's great when I go to a restaurant and I'm the only one who doesn't need to pay with a card. The problem is the coins.

Originally Posted by gdl203

That's what change jars are for. You give a buck or two and leave. vs. "sir please swipe your card, wait, not now, wait, now, swipe it now, wait, try that again, ok that worked, please push the green button, this one, thanks, wait, here's your receipt, thanks for your 12 cents purchase, have a nice day"

anyhow... faster or not, someone who doesn't even have one dollar of cash in his pocket should be ready for "comments"...
As my fellow Guitar Center employee said at one point: "Anyone who doesn't pay for ******* everything with credit is a ******* idiot." Once every parking meter is the kind that accepts CCs we'll have literally no need for small change except if you love homeless people. You're telling me I should carry around a bunch of coins in my pocket rather than just run it on a CC? You're really asking a lot. I'm more selfish than the average person, but my 2cents (get it? we're talking about change?) is that I'm going to do anything I can do keep from dealing with coinage. TBH I probably wouldn't pay for a $1 purchase with a CC, but would I break a $20 to pay for a .59 envelope? I don't know. Like a previous poster, I try to help small businesses by not using a CC for something under $4. Assuming it's $5 with a 100% standard markup the profit goes from $2.50 to $2. Still better that I bought the drink than didn't. But making an active effort to pay cash at Starbucks? I *don't* think so. In fact, if I was behind you in line and saw you felt bad for using a CC for a $1.50 purchase at Starbucks I'd feel like you were someone who didn't really get the big picture.

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

You guys are idiots. It's faster to swipe your card and be done than it is to pay cash and let the dumb ***** behind the counter struggle to make change.
+10. Especially considering I don't even have to sign for stuff that's under $25. And then they even have Blink / PayPass to make it even faster. It's lovely. Do you guys feel bad when you pay for a max $2 parking meter with your credit card after they installed the meter especially so you could use it??

 

[kwilkinson]

Originally Posted by teddieriley

Pot calling the kettle black. I don't recall indicating which is faster (in some instances, some ass having to pull out a card can take a while). Point being, if your'e a man, you should at least have enough cash to buy yourself a $5 footlong.

Pulling out a card wouldn't take any longer than pulling out the same wallet for $2.
And your whole thing about "being a man means carrying cash on you" is just silly. I always carry at least $20 because you never know when you'll need it or be somewhere that only takes cash, but to think that I should carry cash because I'm a man is just strange.

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by Made in California

As my fellow Guitar Center employee said at one point: "Anyone who doesn't pay for ******* everything with credit is a ******* idiot."
a Guitar Center employee calling someone an idiot... hmm...

 

[Ambulance Chaser]

Credit is king. As Kyle mentioned, it's a lot faster to swipe a card than to look through a change purse for exact change and/or wait for a clerk to give change. I generally use cash in only two situations: (1) when I need quarters for laundry, and (2) at a crowded bar, so I can leave immediately rather than tracking down the bartender to get my check.

 

[Made in California]

Originally Posted by teddieriley

Pot calling the kettle black. I don't recall indicating which is faster (in some instances, some ass having to pull out a card can take a while). Point being, if your'e a man, you should at least have enough cash to buy yourself a $5 footlong.

What if we change this statement to, "If you're a man, you should carry around small coins." It doesn't quite have the same ring to it.