Posted By:
Rich Klein For non-plastic payments (i.e. Checks, Money Orders, Cash,...) there is a little matter that one can not legally give discounts for non-plastic payments.
If you are a merchant that accepts plastic; you can not legally
1) Impose a minimum on a credit card payment -- although the fees would make one like to do so. You can suggest that but you will be subject to a complaint if someone is upset at that. And you will get a formal warning, etc.
2) Say you will give a discount for payments other than plastic. Again, I understand from my retail days that there is a fee for plastic payments but again; as a merchant you are SOL if you do that and someone calls you on that.
This does not mean that I don't understand your views -- it's just a pesky little LEGAL issue
Regards
Rich Klein