Regarding swipe fees, most establishments are paying between 2.7%- 4%. If the fee is over 4% I’m not supporting that establishment. I’m cool paying the cost of the transaction but when I get Vietnamese food I’m not interested in paying a fee effectively to deter credit card usage. Over here some of the best Korean and Vietnamese either don’t take credit card or charge a fee. Most times I eat the fee because it’s usually 3% and it’s usually a top notch place.
I went to my favorite pizza place and they had a 3% surcharge on cards and I informed them that you’ve been paying these fees for the last 15 years you’ve been open so have you been taking losses all this time? I walked out and never went back. I found another very good pizzeria that doesn’t charge the extra fee and never looked back.
A restaurant my gf likes (me not so much, and not because of the fee) charges 5% fee for using a cc. We only go when she really really wants to go. Other places that do around here are less and actually good so idc.
Regarding swipe fees, most establishments are paying between 2.7%- 4%. If the fee is over 4% I’m not supporting that establishment. I’m cool paying the cost of the transaction but when I get Vietnamese food I’m not interested in paying a fee effectively to deter credit card usage. Over here some of the best Korean and Vietnamese either don’t take credit card or charge a fee. Most times I eat the fee because it’s usually 3% and it’s usually a top notch place.
I went to my favorite pizza place and they had a 3% surcharge on cards and I informed them that you’ve been paying these fees for the last 15 years you’ve been open so have you been taking losses all this time? I walked out and never went back. I found another very good pizzeria that doesn’t charge the extra fee and never looked back.
A restaurant my gf likes (me not so much, and not because of the fee) charges 5% fee for using a cc. We only go when she really really wants to go. Other places that do around here are less and actually good so idc.