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Interestingly a barber in the City (of London) I occasionally go to started accepting Amex recently. I had asked them the first time I used them (back in 2008)
by agurk 8y ago
Interestingly a barber in the City (of London) I occasionally go to started accepting Amex recently. I had asked them the first time I used them (back in 2008) why they didn't accept Amex and it was for the high rates.
When I asked why they'd started accepting Amex, they said that the rates on some rewards cards they were accepting were so high that Amex was better value for them.
I also assume it was helped that the demand for Amex is higher in the City than the UK average.
- J-dawg 8y agoI've noticed a lot of smaller places have started accepting Amex because they use iZettle machines or similar. It's funny that many medium-sized business will reject Amex, while a little burger stand at a farmer's market will (sometimes) accept it. Perhaps iZettle have decided to take the hit on the Amex fees and charge a flat fee to their customers.
- techstrategist 8y agoHi, I saw one of your old comments and was hoping we could chat about it as I'm going through something similar. Email is in profile if you're willing. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12099420 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12099420
- cbzoiav 8y agoThere is a saying that your business isn't going anywhere in London if you don't take AMEX. Not only are there a higher percentage of personal cards but a lot of corporates use them.