Stupid Americans
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Topic: Stupid Americans
Posted By: Waldo
Subject: Stupid Americans
Date Posted: 19/February/2005 at 11:20pm
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Giving somebody in Kanada their Visa card number. Waldo The Golden Wand |
Replies:
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 19/February/2005 at 11:45pm
when will they learn ------------- A.K.A. Andy |
Posted By: Dennis Conner
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 12:02am
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I learned from others mistakes!!!
He wont "borrow" my $$$!!!
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Posted By: danmarck82
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 12:29am
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Waldo, why do you generalize and group the whole country together for
the acts of a few? |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 1:30am
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Your right Waldo. From now on, I will just take their checks and cash instead. Too much money lost giving up that 6.5% commission to visa anyhow. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 7:45am
ROBIN HOOD ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:03pm
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Cry me a river! ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:04pm
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the glide burglar ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:06pm
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The glide burglar pays 6.5% for visa??? That is really hight by todays standards is it not?? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:08pm
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yep... low is 1% but I think everyone pays around 2-3% average ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:18pm
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Maybe it is 6.5% for credits??? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:19pm
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don't know I've never done a credit... I don't get much credit cards... at least not yet anyways ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:26pm
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I use to carry them. Then dropped the. I may have to start again. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:29pm
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global solutions isn't bad doug... ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 2:34pm
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My problem is more more city folk moving in. Most have never heard of cash or cheque. They live in a plastic world. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 4:46pm
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Cards that you deal on the phone with run 4.5%. Visa adds an additional 2% on, on top of that for the US $ to Cdn $ exchange. Thus 6.5%. The average business on sees 10% to 12% margin, so visa is taking more than half the profit. I have had enough of it. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 5:51pm
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What are you saying that your are retiring? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 9:02pm
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No, just going to take the dealers checks instead of their visa. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 9:04pm
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I can remember dealing with co. where if you wanted to pay by visa they just added it on. ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 9:08pm
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That is illegal and would break the merchant agreement if you did it. Funny that you can say that you will give a discount for cash or cheque though. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: PadMan
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 9:27pm
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I deal in Visa and M/C, American Express etc everyday I pay under 3% TOTAL. Must be a Ken thing.
Funny thing is Ken, your figures NEVER seem to match up with every elses. hummmm ------------- Converting HWE customer to VLM customers for 30 Years! |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 9:53pm
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No, it is a different company called Monaris that charges higher rates than in the USA, John. Down there, you actually have competition between Visa providers that keeps rates down. In Canada, we have no competition to do that. That is the difference. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 20/February/2005 at 11:46pm
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I have never heard of 6.5% for visa or M/C... amex 5% yes... you must run it through paypal or something ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Steaminpile
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 12:01am
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I hate plastic ------------- A.K.A. Andy |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 8:25am
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Teh dollar is worth more in Calgary. It cost to convert into western dollars? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: surroundings
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 8:26am
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There's always direct deposit... Many of my commercial customers prefer this now-a-days. I love it too!!! Cheers, Allen |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 1:02pm
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Steamer: It is 4.5% for those merchants that use manuel paper deposits like I do. The other 2% you would never see if you don't deal in US$ like I do, because they add it on to the exchange rate charged at the time of purchase. This extra 2% is not charged if you got the money by check instead. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 1:58pm
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so why would you do it manuel deposit??? isn't Tele deposit much better and save some percentage points???? ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 3:51pm
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Tele-deposit is 3.5% which is one percent cheaper than 4.5%. But they want $275 to switch over to it, and it is more work to get paid. I would still have to fill out the same paper slips, and then phone them all in to get credit. With me being on the phone as many as 50 or more times every day, I do not think it is a practical solution. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: MR. STEAMER
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 4:46pm
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by that statement Kenny...I'm surprised that you own a computer ------------- www.mr-steamer.com |
Posted By: doug
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 5:30pm
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He leases? ------------- Just My opinion |
Posted By: Superglide Ken
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 5:44pm
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I need it to receive the 100+ e-mails I still get most days. ------------- Inventor of the Teflon Wand Glide and the Turboteck Rotary Air Duct Cleaners for TMs. |
Posted By: Adwa
Date Posted: 21/February/2005 at 9:06pm
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Your getting a lot of junk mail too Ken. Sometimes I hate it when I have to open my mail. ------------- The Following Statements do not Necessarily Reflect the Views of this Forum Network http://www.kleenkuip.com - http://www.kleenkuip.com |