darnheather
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Several weeks ago at the library. It is for purchasing books and magazines.
Here in NY state, they started doing this regularly a few months ago. I try to avoid places that charge for using a credit card. Sometimes it is hard or I have to remember to bring cash.Interesting. I didn't think any store charged for carts anymore. Never was the norm here.
Lots around here started charging for card use during Covid, and have kept it afterwards. The extreme number of takeout order they were doing I think alerted businesses to the amount of credit card fees they were paying monthly to Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.Here in NY state, they started doing this regularly a few months ago. I try to avoid places that charge for using a credit card. Sometimes it is hard or I have to remember to bring cash.
I don't eat out or go to bakeries that often, but some of my favorite restaurants don't take cards at all. Best donuts in town are cash only. Some of the best hole in the wall/no menu in English places I've ever eaten--also, cash only. I'd use cash if it meant I had to pay the 4%, too!Almost every day because most of the restaurants or little shops charge almost 4% more if using a card. I'd rather use the cash if I have it.
A really great fish place near me is cash only and the owner says they will never change. They do have a small ATM on site, so that kinda works I guess. The wait on a Friday or Saturday night is 1 hour just to get in, so I guess they can do whatever they want!I don't eat out or go to bakeries that often, but some of my favorite restaurants don't take cards at all. Best donuts in town are cash only. Some of the best hole in the wall/no menu in English places I've ever eaten--also, cash only. I'd use cash if it meant I had to pay the 4%, too!
That would be convenient!When we bought cookies we were given a paper with a code to scan to place our order, no cash exchanged.