tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post3331226167283749422..comments2024-03-18T12:28:29.902+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Discount for cash! No!RevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-74904848270037946252018-02-18T11:52:42.263+00:002018-02-18T11:52:42.263+00:00They also charge around £1000 sign up fee, monthly...They also charge around £1000 sign up fee, monthly subscription fee then admin. VAT on every order alongside the commission plus still charging card processing to restaurants which they always have done. Restaurants have no option to accept card payments & if you get too many cash orders just eat will block cash options to ensure funds to cover their chunkSexysoftspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258978187945979441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-65159967130466041232018-01-19T22:11:30.235+00:002018-01-19T22:11:30.235+00:00Another consequence: as of 13 January, HMRC stoppe...Another consequence: as of 13 January, HMRC stopped accepting tax payments from personal credit cards.sthenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604893355769981443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-11218791172077714482018-01-17T21:33:11.651+00:002018-01-17T21:33:11.651+00:00Lawmakers don't realise a lot of things. I use...Lawmakers don't realise a lot of things. I used to work in the Civil Service until I retired and got away from the lunatic asylum which is Government Policy (of any political shade by the way). I would love to tell you more but I am forever constrained by the Official Secrets Act.Jonnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492693102639365281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-51566937669296538302018-01-17T13:05:29.053+00:002018-01-17T13:05:29.053+00:00Possibly unintended but far from unexpected - sure...Possibly unintended but far from unexpected - surely law makers realised this?RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-61309253091391271332018-01-17T12:17:37.701+00:002018-01-17T12:17:37.701+00:00The unintended consequences of the legislation hav...The unintended consequences of the legislation have started. An auction house in Derby is now accepting debit cards or cash only. Credit card payments not allowed.Jonnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492693102639365281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-41803821881161379582018-01-13T12:27:12.325+00:002018-01-13T12:27:12.325+00:00The Payments Services Directive (PSD II) seems to ...The Payments Services Directive (PSD II) seems to be well intentioned but did Which really think companies would just absorb the charge? Now we have no choice whether to pay a surcharge or not and the level the card companies charge is hidden so there's no incentive to bring it down. Seems bonkers to me!LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813974081410634514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-86143231949177801422018-01-10T14:18:26.942+00:002018-01-10T14:18:26.942+00:00Sweden is mostly cashless, and many places there w...Sweden is mostly cashless, and many places there won't take cash. It's all chip and pin (which is a pain for US tourists where chip and pin cards are rare).Owen Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-53992240914911746092018-01-10T12:21:21.699+00:002018-01-10T12:21:21.699+00:00Indeed, but not a hugely unexpected consequence of...Indeed, but not a hugely unexpected consequence of the change in the law is it...RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-69728819457962561822018-01-10T12:19:13.830+00:002018-01-10T12:19:13.830+00:00The funny thing about using Just Eat as an example...The funny thing about using Just Eat as an example is that they are actually double dipping. They're charging the restaurant at least 13% [a] commission, and they're also charging the customer the 50p "service charge". The truth is very few services are priced in relation to their actual cost to the provider, they're priced by what people and businesses are willing to pay.<br /><br />[a] https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/may/03/just-eat-delivers-profit-restaurant-commission-online-takeawayTechnical Vaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706968838212709673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-3157792455548423002018-01-10T10:22:03.132+00:002018-01-10T10:22:03.132+00:00There are cafes in Melbourne that don’t accept cas...There are cafes in Melbourne that don’t accept cash due to the additional costs of cash...Chad Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466797076721870606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-47735256479356873682018-01-10T08:18:29.656+00:002018-01-10T08:18:29.656+00:00Perhaps the goal is to get more consumers to turn ...Perhaps the goal is to get more consumers to turn on traders offering 20% discount for cash.<br /><br />Although I doubt it will be illegal to accept the offer, it's a bit more leverage that HMRC might have.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-3104901143957744822018-01-09T22:02:04.154+00:002018-01-09T22:02:04.154+00:00Hopefully this will give merchants as a whole an i...Hopefully this will give merchants as a whole an incentive to try to argue down Visa and MasterCard's horribly high fees. (They haven't really had an incentive before now because they could just pass the cost on directly.)<br /><br />I mean it's not as if the transaction *actually* costs Visa or MasterCard remotely as much as they charge the merchants. They just have far more pricing power than any individual merchant.Nick Alcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06590610308528769844noreply@blogger.com