Re: Advance travel info for IETF-78 Maastricht

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I think it's really all about the credit card fees.  Cab drivers, at least in the US, are often on a small enough margin, with high fixed costs, that the few percent taken by the card companies can be the difference between a worthwhile and a wasted fare.  Next time a cabbie doesn't want your card, offer him 10% more and watch him change his tune.


On May 9, 2010, at 11:01 PM, tytso@xxxxxxx wrote:

> On Sun, May 09, 2010 at 06:31:14PM -0700, Dan Harkins wrote:
>> 
>>  I have had cab drivers in the US try to force me to pay cash
>> in similar situations. Saying they don't accept credit cards and
>> then, when I say that's all I have, telling me how much longer
>> it will take to get me out of their cab if I really want to use
>> a credit card. In these cases I just kept insisting on the card
>> and eventually (like, within a minute) all was settled the way I
>> wanted it to be settled: with the credit card.
>> 
>>  It may seem anachronistic to some, but the rule of law does
>> apply in the US today and asking to have a police officer settle
>> the dispute is a good way of getting quick resolution. If all
>> else fails maybe taking a picture or two (driver and taxi permit)
>> with a camera phone might tend to elicit a change of attitude.
> 
> I talked to a cab driver in Boston, and he's not very happy with
> credit cards, because he was forced to use a new system for credit
> cards, and it takes what he considered an unfairly large percentage
> when customers pay by credit cards.  After learning that, I've
> generally tried to pay cash when I can, and if I really have to pay by
> credit card, I'll give a bigger tip as compensation.
> 
> 					- Ted
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