Memo to my former nail salon and to my former hair salon: It's 2012. Time to accept credit cards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree, I'm talking to you Sandi Nails, it's really easy for me to walk 10 feet down the street to go see Tammy!

YES!!!!! They are the worst at this. I was there last week for a pedi. Forgot they only take cash, pull out the old CC. She said - no way, I said well too bad for you because I don't carry cash OR an ATM card. she made me leave my drivers license behind to go home and get a check.

will think twice before going again. I DONT CARRY CASH -EVER!

[Anonymous]

I usually assume that businesses that don't take credit cards cheat on their taxes.

[Anonymous]

I hope you guys mean debit cards, not credit cards, for all these beauty bills.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope you guys mean debit cards, not credit cards, for all these beauty bills.

Why?

[Anonymous]

In addition to the credit card processing fees, with a cash transaction there is. I documentation for the employee to report their tips as income on their taxes. This is how it works in the restaraunt business at least- you claim some but not all of your tip income.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope you guys mean debit cards, not credit cards, for all these beauty bills.

Why?

Oh never mind. Carry on.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree, I'm talking to you Sandi Nails, it's really easy for me to walk 10 feet down the street to go see Tammy!

Which salon has Tammy?

-- sometime Sandy Nail customer

[Anonymous]

Is it really that difficult to make sure you have cash when you visit this establishment? Why don't you all make it a point to visit your own bank once a month and get some cash out for your weekly manicures/pedicures. Or you can join a bank that charges no fees, at any ATM and reimburses you for fees charged by other banks.
Third option is to do your manicure at home.

[Anonymous]

I agree this is a pain in the ass, as well. I run several small businesses and understand how annoying the processing and swipe fees are. I console myself with the knowledge that not accepting the cards would lose me much more business. It's just the way it is. Ten years ago you could get away with not accepting credit cards without losing business. Not any longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Totally agree, I'm talking to you Sandi Nails, it's really easy for me to walk 10 feet down the street to go see Tammy!

Which salon has Tammy?

-- sometime Sandy Nail customer

She opened her own place in the old Aqua Nails right down the street from Sandi. I'm pretty sure it's called Tammy Nails now. It is fantastic and it is so nice to see her doing well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree, I'm talking to you Sandi Nails, it's really easy for me to walk 10 feet down the street to go see Tammy!

Ha. I have made this exact switch for this exact reason. Tammy's is a lot cleaner and nicer, anyway. And there is NO way the ATM in the back of Sandy is secure. DH does IT security for a living and says NEVER to use an ATM not hard-wired to an actual bank.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
No, hon, I'm not going to take you up on that suggestion. Here's what I'm going to do instead: Now I'm going to go to your competitor (also a minority small business owner, FWIW) who accepts credit cards and bakes the .03% Visa fee right into the cost of service, by golly.

Please make sure that you take the time to inform the cash-only businesses why you are leaving. To o many of them think they aren't losing too much business from living in 20th century. It's important that they know how much business they are losing, otherwise, they'll continue to base the decision only on the fee charges and not on the lost business.

[Anonymous]

Where is Tammy Nails? Im ready to stop using Sandy Nails for this reason too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

To add to this, I assumed it was also because it's hard to keep track of what amount was tip and what amount was sales - makes it messy for accounting purposes.

To this I say, tough shit. You are a business, in the service industry, and your mission is to serve ME, not the other way around.

Figure out an accounting work-around like your competitors have.

I agree with this sentiment, esp when it comes to a salon/spa! If your policies make it stressful for me, I am not going!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it really that difficult to make sure you have cash when you visit this establishment? Why don't you all make it a point to visit your own bank once a month and get some cash out for your weekly manicures/pedicures. Or you can join a bank that charges no fees, at any ATM and reimburses you for fees charged by other banks.
Third option is to do your manicure at home.

Or the fourth option -- take your business to an establishment that understands that it is 2012 and people don't carry cash.