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Posted by chief
- February 04, 2013, 13:27:27 PMYou have ALWAYS paid that fee in the pricing of the merchandise. The merchant pays 2-5% to the merchant provider for you to use a credit card. They had to find someplace to make that up. Often its in the purchase price. It isn't a "law" its the rules of Visa, MC, AMex etc. that either allow or disallow the merchant to be upfront and tell you they are giving you a discount for cash, or a fee for credit cards. We have several stores and the cost of a merchant account can get out of hand very easily.
Posted by DC
- February 04, 2013, 07:20:34 AMQuote from: CDNRatMan on February 01, 2013, 07:31:47 AMAnd now they've just passed a law that lets the merchants pass on the 3% CC fee directly to consumers. Well, guess what? That's the end of using CCs for a lot of people now.WOW C/C's at least we get our quarter back when we return the cart.....man you Yanks are a hard crowd to use C/C's.....man I'll stay north of the 49th.....or north of 55 even better. Credit Cards...man that is hard core....for a cart....
Posted by John Hopkins
- February 03, 2013, 07:26:29 AMQuote from: chief on February 02, 2013, 19:22:26 PMIf you get there and want a free cart you just have to wait for Ratman..I won't shop at Aldi's... they don't want to GIVE me a cart to shop, I'll go where they do.
John.
Posted by chief
- February 02, 2013, 19:22:26 PMI won't shop at Aldi's... they don't want to GIVE me a cart to shop, I'll go where they do.
Posted by ChilliDrift
- February 02, 2013, 09:30:02 AMI totally agree Rat...If we all did just 1 nice deed a day. The world would be a better place.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 01, 2013, 09:35:47 AMonly one place in town that does not charge to "rent" the carts....lol..and it is the same idea. But when you are taking the cart back give it to some one and watch their face as they try to hand you the quarter and you tell them to just take it and be good.
Random acts of kindness............we can all do them and then watch people..react.....
Posted by ChilliDrift
- February 01, 2013, 09:27:14 AMWe have a grocery called Aldis. They have a quarter slot that releases the cart chained to the one in front of it. when you return your cart it gives you the quarter back. Keeps their overhead low and thei lot free of stray carts. They only have 2-4 people working in the whole store ant any time. Its a pretty good buisness plan. the prices are reasonable and the products are good. I save about 1/4 by shopping there.
Posted by adeyar
- February 01, 2013, 08:10:52 AMPay for shopping carts? I have never heard of that before. Ever. That's ridicules.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- February 01, 2013, 07:31:47 AMWOW C/C's at least we get our quarter back when we return the cart.....man you Yanks are a hard crowd to use C/C's.....man I'll stay north of the 49th.....or north of 55 even better. Credit Cards...man that is hard core....for a cart....
Posted by DC
- February 01, 2013, 06:50:28 AMOur carts only take credit cards. You're out of luck if you don't have a CC. I guess bring your own fold-up cart, which some of us do. Me, because I can't see paying to rent a cart to buy stuff from someone.
Posted by John Hopkins
- January 31, 2013, 14:17:44 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on January 31, 2013, 13:04:15 PMWe must have better carts here, ours take £1 ..about $1.50...Heard that of people putting money in meters and getting in trouble for that .
Along almost the same lines at the grocery store with the food carts and you have to pay for them and then get your money back. I have finished using the cart and handed it off to someone and said just pass it on. I am wondering how many people get to use my cart with my quarter or did the person right after me take my quarter and run...lol.....
John.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 31, 2013, 13:04:15 PMHeard that of people putting money in meters and getting in trouble for that .
Along almost the same lines at the grocery store with the food carts and you have to pay for them and then get your money back. I have finished using the cart and handed it off to someone and said just pass it on. I am wondering how many people get to use my cart with my quarter or did the person right after me take my quarter and run...lol.....
Posted by 45 Bravo
- January 31, 2013, 11:16:02 AMSomething to do for fun...
When i was a teenager, i worked for a grocery store called Piggly Wiggly ( i know, Laugh it up)
for entertainment at the night shift we would superglue a quarter to the floor near the registers.
You will be surprised at what people will do, the will try to pick it up, then kneel down to get better leverage, maybe kick it, i have seen a lady in a mink coat on her knees with a key trying to pry it off the floor.
they might not do it for a peen or nickel, but almost EVERYBODY will try to get the quarter..
well worth the .25¢ for entertainment on lunch or breaktime..
Just an added idea for the retired people to liven up their day.
Post it on youtube, get a bunch of hits, maybe sponsorship and a little cash..
45 Bravo
Posted by adeyar
- January 31, 2013, 10:19:32 AMHahaha. There was a old lady here in town a few years back who made the news. She was putting coins in the expired meters so the cops couldn't write tickets. She was ticketed or arrested for it. I don't remember which. But the cops were kinda on mankinds craplist while that was going on. Poor little old lady being picked on by the police. 
Posted by CDNRatMan
- January 31, 2013, 09:19:23 AMI'll be doing that once my medical reveiw board sits, cool somthing to look forward to......