Do you ask for (your legal) 5% discount when paying in cash?
Could you explain more about this discount? I have never heard of such a thing.
Stores have to pay a percentage each time a customer uses a credit card. Some stores will give you part of that money back if you pay in cash.
I have gotten discounts by paying with cash for jewelry and even for visits to the doctor!
This is something I try to do more, but for some reason it seems embarrassing--I don't know why!
I have never tried it for small purchases, or at the grocery store, but I'm going to try it and report back.
by Erin Braxton 13 years ago
How can my apartment manager complain about me paying my rent in cash?Since when is cash not better than anything? I did get a receipt! I just didn't want it to be later than it was and the bank was closed that day. I felt compelled to get it in, ASAP! I basically shut that...
by Susan Britton 11 years ago
How do I ask if You Qualify for a Senior Discount on Seniors Day?People get really upset if I ask them if they qualify for todays discount, when I say it is Seniors day and they have to be 60 years old to get it. Yes, I work in a store as a cashier and can't seem to find a solution to this problem....
by Irvin Watson 8 years ago
If you borrow a little cash from someone, how long is "too long" before paying it back?By a little cash, I mean anywhere from $20 to $100.
by Qmarpat 9 years ago
What legal hustle do have to make a little extra cash?When I was raising my children and needed extra cash, I would make sweet potatoe pies and sell them. What do you do to pull in extra coins?
by amsmoving 14 years ago
Where do you go to get boxes when you move?I've had some success at book stores, and, of course, you can always buy them. Anybody here know some low cost (or free) places to get boxes?
by woolman60 15 years ago
When you pump gas do you check the price when you pay cash versus credit card, I have found that at times the price stays on the credit price which is higher than paying cash. I have gone in to tell them to change the price before I pump.This one place in town were I buy gas,I happened to look at...
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