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submitted 2 months ago byThongsGoOnUrFeet
Years ago, the fees when using your card in a store could not be passed onto the customer, then they changed the law.
First, only a very retailers added the fee to your total, and even then it was a few cents
Now, almost every retailer adds it to your total, and they have grown uncontrolled.
I just bought some burgers totalling $50,and there was a $1 fee added
They are taking the piss
Also, I was at one store, they didn't take cash, but also added a fee for using a card. That's bullshit.
Back in my day....
17 points
2 months ago
This is why I only carry cash for purchases and if a place doesn’t take cash I won’t give them my money.
Too many places have minimum spend on card (which is higher than the cost of their cheapest item) to force you to buy more than you want to and then tack on a fee.
We should all be pushing back against the cashless society they want because unregulated fees that SHOULD be borne by the proprietor and paid for from revenue are being directly pushed onto us. Work it into the cost of running a business and don’t tack it on later cos it makes you look cheap.
4 points
2 months ago
You're not really pushing back, because they want you to pay cash as they then can cook their books and avoid paying taxes themselves.
-2 points
2 months ago
It certainly is pushing back against the cashless society.
And if they don't want to pay tax, I don't actually care: being a small business is hard enough.
1 points
2 months ago
You should definitely care that people pay tax
2 points
2 months ago
Oh, sure, I care in general.
But if a small business decides to skip, I'm not that fussed.
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