Debit card £20 minimum spend, at a pub.
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People are plucking the 50p per transaction figure from nowhere. No retailer who has shopped around pays this much. Handling cash isn't free either - particularly for larger businesses that have to arrange collections from armoured vehicles."Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius0
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People are plucking the 50p per transaction figure from nowhere. No retailer who has shopped around pays this much. Handling cash isn't free either - particularly for larger businesses that have to arrange collections from armoured vehicles.
I agree. We used to run a business. The banks charged 25p for debit cards and a % for credit cards (can’t remember the exact figure) plus running costs. However they charged for depositing cash. What a lot of people don’t realise is that while banks don’t usually charge people for their personal banking they do charge small businesses high fees0 -
Murphybear wrote: »I agree. We used to run a business. The banks charged 25p for debit cards and a % for credit cards (can’t remember the exact figure) plus running costs. However they charged for depositing cash. What a lot of people don’t realise is that while banks don’t usually charge people for their personal banking they do charge small businesses high fees0
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My local petrol station won't accept cards for less then £20, its rare that I buy there
The pub also only accepts £20 payments on the card but just gives you cash back
The shop in the next village charges 50p transaction for less then £20
All these examples are small independents. Never have a problem with a chain0 -
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p00hsticks wrote: »I didn't think it was legal to do this any more ?
It's still OK to specify a minimum spend for using debit / credit cards, but not to charge people more for using a card than for cash.0 -
Assuming they are selling alcohol?
You should ask for a glass of tap water for free...0 -
Hello, Last week I went for a very long walk in the hot sun to enjoy a nice cold pint of Cider at very nice pub. When I finally got there and ordered my pint, the barman told me that I needed to spend at least £20 to use my debit card. Holding back my disgruntled shock, I said "right, okay...where is the nearest cash point?" the reply was that there isn't any locally, a 20 minute walk away at the Tesco supermarket. Last resort was to get the £20 as cashback, He couldn't do that either. So I had to leave and walk home!. To be fair to the barman, he was cringing a little when explaining about there £20 min spend house rule.
Now, given that there is no cash point locally withing walking distance, or shop for that matter, I think this is blatant profiteering. Is there a trading body that I can complain too?
Thanks,
Ross.
No. I looked this up the other day as in the IOW and was in The Dairyman's Daughter in Arreton Barns and the limit was £5 which I was told after she'd poured the drinks. Considering how rude she was and no visible sign, I really now wished I'd just said "forget it then" and walked off. But I stupidly got another drink to make up the £5.
I thought this wasn't allowed anymore but was wrong. It's just charging for using a debit or credit card that isn't allowed. So pubs/shops are now putting in min spend.
£20 is a lot though. Only option is to walk away.0 -
peachyprice wrote: »Would you walk a 40 min journey just for a pint of cider?0
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This rise of businesses who won't accept cash at all:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/24/cash-is-just-grief-why-shops-and-bars-want-to-make-you-pay-by-card0
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