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Demobrat

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10. Paper checks work like cash.

Reply to PeaceWave (Reply #6)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 03:24 AM

19 hrs ago

I carry one in my wallet for just this reason. . Both my dentist and my doctor charge for using cards. So I’m always ready now.

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My spouse's dentist added a surcharge because he used credit card! question everything 21 hrs ago #4

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Paper checks work like cash. Demobrat 19 hrs ago #10

Also debit cards. My auto mechanic encourages using them to avoid these charges. question everything 13 hrs ago #21

My dentist does the same. Doctor charges for all cards. Demobrat 8 hrs ago #28

Mine (recently retired) didn't take cards. Alice B. 16 hrs ago #17

I guess they don't make enough. demosincebirth 19 hrs ago #12

Look at your checks closely demosincebirth 19 hrs ago #11

Chances are, you encounter it multiple times per week. Torchlight 15 hrs ago #18

Yup. SheltieLover 21 hrs ago #3

Are you all just noticing... r�is�n_dubh 21 hrs ago #5

it's why I pay in cash Skittles 20 hrs ago #8

I'm shocked I tells ya... r�is�n_dubh 15 hrs ago #19

I used to pay cash a lot Tree Lady 8 hrs ago #31

Cash whenever possible BeneteauBum 8 hrs ago #32

Here in CA if you use a CC then it is 3% of the balance due. Jacson6 10 hrs ago #24

I needed a plumber this past weekend OnionPatch 21 hrs ago #7

3% for a credit card Old Crank 18 hrs ago #14

I had the appliance guy out for my dishwasher recently. mnhtnbb 17 hrs ago #16

We had guy out to fix ours Tree Lady 8 hrs ago #33

Tell him check today or you'll bring cash tomorrow then order him out. Wonder Why 6 hrs ago #34

Highway robbery. calimary 20 hrs ago #9

The war-criminal's "golden age" is just starting... Justice matters. 19 hrs ago #13

Surcharges make sense for surprise expenses for business Old Crank 18 hrs ago #15

Following Europe's example DFW 14 hrs ago #20

The businesses have to pay a fee for that transaction, so they pass it on. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #22

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22% at the restaurant I went to on Saturday. maxsolomon 9 hrs ago #25

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Checkout Line Occupancy Fee bucolic_frolic 9 hrs ago #26

They quite literally want to bleed the American public dry clevergrrrl 8 hrs ago #29

"Everything as a service". OC375 8 hrs ago #30

TBH, we WERE warned shanti 4 hrs ago #36

Another symptom, no more "cash over"... dobleremolque 6 hrs ago #35

Surcharges? Aussie105 4 hrs ago #37