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NineFootEightWeight t1_jaiymxj wrote

Reply to comment by pgh1197 in Thrift Stores! What are your favorites? :) by lucbuzz

I love that place, too.

But every time I go, it's a fucking nut house in there.

And Public Service Announcement for The People.....

THEY ONLY ACCEPT CASH!!!

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Rivarle t1_jaj36i8 wrote

I don't really go to Red White and Blue because of the cash only thing. It's not like their registers are too out dated to have a credit card feature. And they've got an ATM in the store that is happy to charge you a service fee.

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NineFootEightWeight t1_jaj46an wrote

The first time I went there, I didn't know about the cash thing and had to use their ATM in the store.

The ATM charged me a fee, my bank charged me a fee, etc.

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Excelius t1_jaj8g5j wrote

> It's not like their registers are too out dated to have a credit card feature.

A lot of times it's not the technology, as much as the processing fees.

From what I've seen transaction fees typically range from 1.5% to 3.0% of each transaction. According to this Square charges 2.6% of the transaction prices plus 10 cents per transaction.

These days nearly all businesses just accept that as a cost of doing business and raise their prices to match, but some don't.

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Rivarle t1_jajd06i wrote

Found this relevant article from CBS Pittsburgh.
A for-profit business selling merchandise that was indirectly donated in the first place, and they're too cheap to factor in transaction fees? Pretty lame for the customers who have to deal with credit card fees. The website actually touts "ATM in store for your convenience" as a "feature".

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enraged_hbo_max_user t1_jajwgqa wrote

The only place an ATM not affiliated with my bank has been a convenience worth the fees I get pounded with is a strip club.

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