Not that it's ever an issue, but it's asinine.

I went to one with a 15 dollar minimum and had the worst hangover of my life the morning after

it cost businesses money to run cards. not really asinine just good business.

15 is a bit much though.

6 dollars is fair enough, anything above that is asi9. I wonder what the legal limit is, if there is such a thing. I don't think I've ever seen over 15 bucks.

it cost businesses money to run cards. not really asinine just good business.

It also costs businesses money to pay employees to count a drawer at the end of the night. In short, it costs businesses money to run a business. How is this my problem?

I just don't like being told what to do. The $ amount is completely arbitrary.

It's like saying "we don't want your business unless your business is over this dollar amount." There's a couple bars I won't go to anymore just because of this rule. It's the principle. If the transaction fee (which is, at the most, what - 50 cents?) is such a blow to the business, why not be cash only? And it's not like the drinks aren't marked up anyway.

This is not my problem and it's infringing upon my rights as a consumer. I thought we were working toward a cashless society?

15 is a bit much though.

it's $20 at beauty bar.

agree drunk4 lyfe

how can you walk out of a bar with having spent under 10$... Unless you're a chick of course

slunken I think Karl just called u a bitch

yeah, I went there

Not that it's ever an issue, but it's asinine.

It's called reading comprehension.

Whatever man. Why I gotta comprehend what a BITCH say [/sam Jackson

You're that guy who asks the bartender to change the channel on the TV aren't you?

there's a tv in your bar? what bar is it? a chick bar? LOL!

Yeah. And I only drink wine coolers

how can you walk out of a bar with having spent under 10$... Unless you're a chick of course

i was wondering the same thing.
or do you have to pay for every drink/round separately?

It's like saying "we don't want your business unless your business is over this dollar amount." There's a couple bars I won't go to anymore just because of this rule. It's the principle. If the transaction fee (which is, at the most, what - 50 cents?) is such a blow to the business, why not be cash only? And it's not like the drinks aren't marked up anyway.

This is not my problem and it's infringing upon my rights as a consumer. I thought we were working toward a cashless society?



Guess what bars don't really care about you if you spend less then 10$, they kind of consider you a waste of time.

It's the cost of 3 beers at a cheap bar, if you not going to have more then 3 drinks bring cash with you and don't waste peoples time having to stop and run your stupid card then wait for you cheap ass to sign for it.

You're going to asshole bars, and you going to this bar makes you an asshole.

It's like saying "we don't want your business unless your business is over this dollar amount."
that's exactly what it is and it's wonderful. keeps the riff-raff out. we don't need your kind here

credit cards are for pussys

fuck bars i should have more money than this

don't waste peoples time having to stop and run your stupid card then wait for you cheap ass to sign for it.

I bring out the card to pay as I'm ordering my last drink, that way I can drink it in peace. 9 times out of 10, I'm waiting on the bartender.


that's exactly what it is and it's wonderful. keeps the riff-raff out. we don't need your kind here

I've actually found that the bars that need to enforce this rule aren't exactly the classiest joints.

Businesses can do whatever they want. I'd have a high limit because credit card companies steal so much profit on small purchases. Cut out the middle man scammers.

Could you complain, whine, and bitch some more?? You fucking pussy. How about .......BRING CASH you jackass.

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Businesses can do whatever they want. I'd have a high limit because credit card companies steal so much profit on small purchases. Cut out the middle man scammers.

I guess my main point is why is it only bars? Can't think of any other businesses that feel a need to do this.

Many diners and small stores here have caps between 10-20. An entire small local burrito chain only accepts cash. Use an atm and get cash.

Guess what bars don't really care about you if you spend less then 10$, they kind of consider you a waste of time.

It's the cost of 3 beers at a cheap bar, if you not going to have more then 3 drinks bring cash with you and don't waste peoples time having to stop and run your stupid card then wait for you cheap ass to sign for it.

This.

Many diners and small stores here have caps between 10-20. An entire small local burrito chain only accepts cash. Use an atm and get cash.

Cash-only is entirely different. My favorite diner has that policy and I'm totally fine with it.

Tell me more about these credit card transaction fees that businesses are seemingly plauged with.

flipnut, apparently playing poker all day affects your eyes and your ability to read. This isn't a problem that I'm looking for a solution for. I have never been in a situation where I've thought "aw man ten whole dollars i guess i better get outta here too rich for my blood"

It's the WHY that I'm after. I just don't understand WHY. But then again it's just easier (ie - lazier) to assume the former...

haha i win

This is awesome. It's like my own personal mutt chained up outside the house (thread). He just keeps barking and barking and I just don't give a shit either way.

Keep up with the name-calling though. All it does is re-confirm that you're out of ammo here.

Cash-only is entirely different. My favorite diner has that policy and I'm totally fine with it.

Tell me more about these credit card transaction fees that businesses are seemingly plauged with.

Do you really not know credit card companies take profits (sometimes as high as 3 percent of the sale) from businesses? I mean, really?

I knew - I just didn't know the exact amount or why it is now a problem all of a sudden. So if they take 3% any which way, how does it matter what amount I spend?

3% of $5 is 15 cents.
3% of $500 is $15.

I fail to see the big deal. It's still 3%.

I knew - I just didn't know the exact amount or why it is now a problem all of a sudden. So if they take 3% any which way, how does it matter what amount I spend?

3% of $5 is 15 cents.
3% of $500 is $15.

I fail to see the big deal. It's still 3%.

It's not always a a straight percentage. There can be up to 3 different fees tacked onto it. Some will penalize you if you do a small transaction. It's all set up to screw small local business.

They do all kinds of shitty things for example for a year they started bouncing any transaction that had a tip over 20%, they claimed it was to prevent drug dealers and terrorist from laundering money through tips.

If you a smaller business that handles a small amount of credit cards a day you can get royally fucked by credit processors. And when I say small amount I mean anything less then say 100 credit cards a day.

So once again to sum up it's not worth the cost or the headache to deal with your cheap ass. You don't like it don't go there, your 9$ tab will be sorely missed.

Ah, I see.

So the smallest company in the world has to play by the same rules as the largest? That's messed up. One would think different brackets (like in taxing) would be set in place. Or the #'s would be proportionate...

Oh wait this is America I'm talking about: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed.

Ah, I see.

So the smallest company in the world has to play by the same rules as the largest? That's messed up. One would think different brackets (like in taxing) would be set in place. Or the #'s would be proportionate...

Oh wait this is America I'm talking about: From each according to his gullibility, to each according to his greed.

They do have brackets , the smaller companies pay way more then the larger companies. It's this way with everything in the service industry. Smaller bars pay more for beer then larger bars, literally everything is set up with brackets and they screw you on the brackets.

I heard about that the other day (smaller bars paying more for beer etc) and I was always under the impression that it was because, obviously, a larger bar could buy more at once so they got a better bulk deal. I'm so naive when it comes to consumerism...

The only job I had in that field was bartending at a club and our boss paid us a very hefty hourly rate + whatever our tips were. I can't believe (and am somewhat outraged) that servers/bartenders get paid like $2.50/hr and have to rely on tips solely to cover their paycheck.

I feel like, as a patron, it's not my responsibility to make sure my server can feed her kids. It's her employers. That said, I'm an excellent tipper.

I heard about that the other day (smaller bars paying more for beer etc) and I was always under the impression that it was because, obviously, a larger bar could buy more at once so they got a better bulk deal. I'm so naive when it comes to consumerism...

The only job I had in that field was bartending at a club and our boss paid us a very hefty hourly rate + whatever our tips were. I can't believe (and am somewhat outraged) that servers/bartenders get paid like $2.50/hr and have to rely on tips solely to cover their paycheck.

I feel like, as a patron, it's not my responsibility to make sure my server can feed her kids. It's her employers. That said, I'm an excellent tipper.

Let me guess the bar that paid the hefty hourly rate is no longer in business.

we liek Torltles

Let me guess the bar that paid the hefty hourly rate is no longer in business.

You got it! It was fun while it lasted (4 years). Those were wild & crazy times. When it closed it forced me to finally get a real job, though.

You got it! It was fun while it lasted (4 years). Those were wild & crazy times. When it closed it forced me to finally get a real job, though.

I'm amazed it made it 4 years that's actually a very long life for the average club.

It was fun while it lasted

Except for the part where I developed a coke habit and lost the love of my live, of course.

I guess my main point is why is it only bars? Can't think of any other businesses that feel a need to do this.

Every donut shop I've ever been to has a minimum credit card limit. Usually only $3-5, but still.

pretty much every single store in nyc has a minimum credit card limit these days, (except for huge chains like Mcdonalds or Burger King)...stop your bitching dude.

The reason this is in place is because you have these small mom and pop kinds of stores, (like the record store I work at for example) who sell cds and DVDs for 2 or 3 dollars, and then when people buy ring up 2 or 3 dollar tabs, we literally make zero money after all the credit card charges are taken out.

Welcome to this thread, Gossamer.

i like beer :beer:

you guys should drink more beer. it will make you happy. :cheers:

slunken, why not open a tab? or was this the only time you'd visit this particular bar? if not, you could just go a few times a week (or whatever your frequency is), run up the tab, then use said credit card to pay.

:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

slunken, why not open a tab? or was this the only time you'd visit this particular bar? if not, you could just go a few times a week (or whatever your frequency is), run up the tab, then use said credit card to pay.

*facepalm*

/thread

And then they get mad because they can't make change for all my $100 bills.

lol

beauty bar sucks

It takes a bartender five to ten times as long to run a card as it does to take cash. It's a matter of logistics. If you don't like rules like this, don't comain when the bartender is busy and isn't able to serve you.

Tab?

Read?

for someone who hates this board and thinks it's a waste of time you sure get upset when someone doesn't really read a thread

For someone that blah blah blah and blah blah blah, you sure like to blah blah blah

sure do!

^ so who is this guy

he's a tv poker celebrity, so he can't say.

i want to be a tv poker celebrity. i don't know how to play poker, though. can anyone help?