re: Ben's Broiled Burgers

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I actually was thinking of a way to show my appreciation and try to get users here to see for themselves. Not sure how to do it yet. But I'll think of something.

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if your system can give discounts all you need to provide is a code like TDFDB get a % off total order

Why not completely break away from Bud's likeness? Seems the Bens Burger name, concept, decor still mirrors Buds to an extent

Seems you're already taking steps to put your touch on it. Revamp your brand and concept, get rid of all confusion. You can be the go to late night Metairie eating hole. Get on uber and waitr if not already so you can get food out to businesses for lunch. And you gotta get CCs online. You're leaving money on the table

TD at work again.

Check this out Cyborg

CC info

Cool thread. Good luck.

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Let's address the elephant in the room. The cost of the CC could be factored into the price if the food with a slight increase. It's the tax man that makes the cash business appealing. All of these cash only businesses are mostly done as tax avoidance. Sales tax, income tax, paying employees under the table to avoid employment taxes, comp, etc.

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You are clueless here, and so is everyone else in this thread on CC fees and small businesses especially non franchises. Certainly some cash businesses prefer cash to hide from the tax man.

CC fees are a HUGE small business expenses. People laugh and say what's 2.5% raise your prices! That's absolutely not how it works.

CC fees come out of the NET PROFIT not the gross bill, anyone who doesn't know this is trying to be an ignorant millennial that has no clue on small business expenses.

Take 3% of $10, that's 30 cents. But profit margin of 20%, and that 30 cents is 15% of the profit margin. That's freaking huge for something that involves 0 aspect of the business outside of simply accepting money. You can't just raise prices for this, or charge extra, or do any other kind of BS to make up for it. Now how much is the owner actually taking home of the net profit of a burger order once you include all his other business expenses? Maybe 5-10%. So of that net to the owner, CC fees are somewhere around 20-30% of an owners net profit for a small business.

That's not a freaking joke. Instead of telling an owner of a small un franchised business to take CC, understand CC's first. Pay cash for things more often. I hate cash too, but CC's are freaking expensive.

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CC fees come out of the NET PROFIT not the gross bill,

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And that's a bad thing...? That the cc fee is on a smaller net figure as opposed to gross? Tell me you're retarded!!! Say it!

If a customer won't shop with you, you lost a sale. You lost a sale.



You lost a customer.



Duh.



The owner will improve his profits by accommodating the consumer.

Don't fly near the light bulb.

Cash-only owners risk 100 billion mistake
Why don't more small business accept credit cards

This isn't a debate anymore like it was 10 years ago. You lose customers and money by not accepting credit cards. Here are links stating so. You can find MANY more. Even if a particular business sees a non-"tax relief" benefit of not accepting credit card, it will not maintain as GenX and millennial are getting even further away from cash.

The people suggesting accepting credit cards, including myself, are saying that they will not burden themselves with a service charge or going to the bank. Service charges are around $4.

Thanks for the math lesson but I think you may be half retarded. Add 3% across the menu prices and you save your profit margin. If a burger is $5.00 someone will buy it for $5.15. You lose no profit. Also, with more business because of accepting CC you raise revenue which drives down your fixed cost percentage. You know what that does? Wait for it.... increases your profit margin.