I had lunch at The Upper Crust recently, and there was a surcharge of a little over 2.5 percent on the bill for using a credit card. When I asked, I was told that credit card company charges are in the neighborhood of 5 percent now.
There are no words for my outrage, but in the current climate that warns of inflation, it appears that “fleecing” is a more appropriate description.
I really don’t want to go to cash (I use cards to document my spending and it helps with budgeting) but when financial markets are being manipulated, I think the public ought to know.
There is no such thing as a free market, and it’s simply infuriating there is so much grift and profit being made off this “inflation.”
If the increases are indeed true, my anger would be directed to the card companies more than the venues.
I recognize that cards charge fees, so when I shop with small businesses, I tend to use cash because they need all the breaks they can get.
I also use cash to tip, so employers don’t have a way to monitor what low wage employees take home.
I’ll be keeping my eye on other establishments I visit to see who else might be doing this same thing.