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To add to dantheman’s point, a lot of merchants are more than willing to spend 3~5% in fees if it means making a register line 10~15% faster, or reduces the cas
by makeitdouble 5y ago
To add to dantheman’s point, a lot of merchants are more than willing to spend 3~5% in fees if it means making a register line 10~15% faster, or reduces the cash stock they need to keep at hand and manage thorough the day.
Privileging cash as a customer isn’t universally better for the merchant.
- quantified 5y agoThen, politeness suggests you ask if you’re thinking about it.
- TulliusCicero 5y agoYour average cashier probably doesn't know or care.
- gjs278 5y agothat wastes time and is a weird question
- makeitdouble 5y agoIt’s an interesting approach, as you wouldn’t enter a restaurant and ask what dish would make them the most margin. Or go to the post office to ask what packaging is cheaper for them to ship. In that respect I think asking what payment means costs more to the shop would break a social norm, so I’m surprised you file it under politness. Otherwise shop owners have many many ways to signal how much they want you to do something or not. Wether the card reader is hidden under the counter or the most prominent thing when you need to pay could be a very clear signal for instance.
- totony 5y agoI'd argue it isn't the same. Asking for cheapest package/most margin dish affects you most of the time, while paying cash is the same as credit card most of the time. Although I've never seen a merchant not prefer cash, except maybe big corporations.