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   From: lcraver@home.ca   
      
   On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:05:47 +0000 (UTC), tmcd@panix.com (Tim   
   McDaniel) wrote:   
      
   >In article ,   
   >The Horny Goat   wrote:   
   >>On Sun, 18 Aug 2013 06:08:23 +1000, "Rod Speed"   
   >> wrote:   
   >>>But they have always had to deal with the cost of handling cash.   
   >>   
   >>Which as I've said are not nearly as high as you suggest.   
   >   
   >What *are* the costs of handling cash?   
   >   
   >Were I to proffer cash, cheque, debit card, or credit card, which   
   >would you prefer?  (I wish I could get a US answer, to benefit local   
   >merchants whom I like and to shaft stores that I dont', but a CA   
   >answer is interesting too.)   
      
   Depends on the amount. For small amounts cash or debit in that order.   
   For $1000+ debit.   
      
   In Canada debit charges are a flat fee $0.13-0.15 per transaction   
   while credit cards typically have the same transaction fee plus 1.8 -   
   4.5 % of the value of the order - thus a $1000 transaction could   
   amount to a discount of $18-45 easily.   
      
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