Don't be a cheap a$$ business

[biophase]

I went to a local coffee a few days ago to get an iced mocha for about $5. When I went to pay with a credit card the employee said, there's a $10 minimum for credit cards.

I paid with cash, my total was $5.17 and I got back my $5 and $.83 in change. Normally I would have put the $.83 into the tip jar. But I'm not giving this business any more of my money. I know when the owners are cheap asses that they don't want to pay an additional $.20 transaction fee for a CC.

Seriously, how do you run a coffee shop where the majority of purchases are under $10 and not accept credit cards for them.

On the opposite note, my friends and I went to a restaurant where we sat in folding chairs and there was duct tape holding the table cloth on to the table. It said cash only, 4.5 stars on yelp with over 500 reviews. It was a total dive, we couldn't understand the owner's English. But guess what, the food was great and portions were huge. Because of the value, we didn't mind the cash only or the decor.

 

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[Agbaya]

Agreed. There's a fine line between being economical and being cheap.

On the opposite note, my friends and I went to a restaurant where we sat in folding chairs and there was duct tape holding the table cloth on to the table. It said cash only, 4.5 stars on yelp with over 500 reviews. It was a total dive, we couldn't understand the owner's English. But guess what, the food was great and portions were huge. Because of the value, we didn't mind the cash only or the decor.

I've noticed that if you provide tons of value you can get away with a lot. You see this in the world of professional sports. "Hey that football player beat his wife, but he's great at rushing the quarterback and getting sacks for the team so we love him all the same."

Of course no one here beats their significant other (I hope!) but the lesson to take away here is that in business, the more value you provide to your customers like providing great customer service or having a high quality product, the more tolerant they'll be of your missteps.

 

[GoGetter24]

It's the stupidity part that pisses me off.

Just add the transaction fee to the bill then. Don't get in my way as a customer.

I've gotten so sick of stupid businesses I've taken to explaining to them why they're stupid. I don't have the patience to just think it and keep it to myself anymore. I'll just matter of factly explain "the result of X is Y, so therefore you should do Z, right?".

Then you get the expressions from them like "how dare you explain to us that our shit stinks". Next step will be to start calling out their facial expressions. "Sorry, but by that facial expression are you saying I'm correct or incorrect?". Put the heat to the retards.

Trick is to reward competence. Keep mixing up which business you go to, and if you spot a non-retarded one, go there forever more. The 9 in 10 failure rate of businesses has its upside.