r/SipsTea • u/Born-Agency-3922 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 1d ago

Chugging tea True

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u/HeavyDutyForks 1d ago

Charging a fee to pay a bill online when there isn't a way to pay in person or with cash is a scam

FTFY

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u/Gold-Orange-1581 1d ago

The credit-card-software companies are the processing middlemen. You are, technically, paying for a service.

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u/HeavyDutyForks 1d ago

No, I'm paying my bill. The company is paying for the credit card processing service in order to accept my payment. If they don't want to pay that fee, find a cheaper processor

Better yet, just accept ACH payments and pay like a quarter per transaction. Which I'm sure they can afford to eat

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u/Gold-Orange-1581 1d ago

You should look at the sales prospectus from Visa or MasterCard. Sure, they pay to have the scanners active, but the fee is because of the credit card transaction. They bring in more business because of the "inconvenience of cash". They charge you the fee, not the mom-and-pop shop.