Heartland Restaurant recently shared this article with us, and we thought it would be helpful to share with you too:
Surcharging and Cash Discounting Explained
Jul 21, 2020 12:43:23 PM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Heartland Restaurant, Surcharging, Cash Discounting
Would Customers Mind Paying a Convenience Fee?
Jun 29, 2020 3:44:22 PM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Surcharging, Credit Card Fees, Convenience Fees
During the pandemic, it is now common to see convenience fees in many industries and businesses - for grocery delivery and pickup, restaurant delivery and pickup, to help cover increased overhead costs for sanitizing and other regulation.
The other "convenience fee" that is becoming more mainstream is a fee for the convenience of using a credit card. In technical terms, it is called surcharging, but many business owners think of it as a fee passed on to the customer for the convenience of using a credit card vs paying in cash. Typical fees charged are 3.99%. On a $10 sale that translates to roughly .40 cents per transaction.
While this seems like a relatively small amount, for a business when you add that up over all your credit card transactions, now we are talking some real money. For a customer with $50,000 in monthly credit card sales, this translates into ~ $2,000 savings in credit card fees per month or $24,000 per year! Now that gets a person's attention.
Cash Discounting Lessons from a New Payment Partner
Oct 1, 2019 10:33:00 AM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Payment Processing, Surcharging, Cash Discounting, Cash Discounts
This is an ongoing series of articles about cash discounting and surcharging programs.
I recently returned from a conference and attended a session by Clearent to learn more about this hot topic in the payment world. The number one take away from this conference - you need to follow the rules very carefully - and work with a partner that knows what they are doing!
Surcharges, Cash Discounts - Thoughts?
Sep 30, 2019 2:49:29 PM / by Lynn Skurla Perkins posted in Payment Processing, Surcharging, Cash Discounting, Cash Discounts
Did you know that cash discounting and surcharging programs for credit card fees is legal in most states. We have seen an uptick in the use of these methods to offset credit card fees in some locations locally, but isn't common in most businesses - yet. So, we decided it was time to learn more: