Cash is probably cheaper than the 2-5% the credit cards charge. And you don't have to sign thousands of words of legalese that restricts your speech and your pr

Cash is probably cheaper than the 2-5% the credit cards charge. And you don't have to sign thousands of words of legalese that restricts your speech and your pricing freedom. A store can't compete on the 2-5% difference in price because it isn't enough of a persuasion on each small individual transaction, even though it's a huge percentage of the business cost when taken together.