Exactly. I fully agree with what you wrote this time, Wim. I had two disagreements previously. One was simply that there ARE trade-offs and for some of us, the trade-offs do not balance in our favor. The other was that accepting or not accepting CC's does not define a good/bad business (person).<div> <br></div><div>WRM</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:07 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tnrwim@aol.com" target="_blank">tnrwim@aol.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font color="black" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <div></div> <div style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial,helvetica"><blockquote style="padding-left:3px;border-left-color:blue;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid">I won't say you can't generate extra business by offering the convenience of a cc - particularly if you do a lot of retail sales such as tools, or accessories - it can make it very easy to buy, and customers like convenience.</blockquote></div> <div> </div> <div>Boy is that ever true. When I had my store in St. Louis, selling used pianos and offering them for rent, the month we started accepting cc's for sales and rentals, my business doubled. </div> <div> </div> <div>Not to beat a dead horse, but I've been accepting cards for service for over 20 years. I want to offer them as a means of convenience for my customers. My feeling is that the easier I can make it for my customers, the better it is for business. I'm not as busy as you, primarily because I am still relatively new to my area. So I still have to work hard for business. And making <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">it as easy for my customers to give me money, the better it is for my bottom line.</font></div> <div> </div> <div>Wim</div> <div></div> <div style="clear:both"> <div> </div></div></font></blockquote></div></div>