Re: [FRIAM] Fwd: Starbucks signs up with Square.

[Victoria Hughes]

The 2.75 is less than the 2.99 + 30 cents a transaction that Paypal charges. As for most people with small businesses, Paypal has been my primary tool for cc transactions for years now: I have two shopping cart websites and a number of pp buttons standing alone on one of my regular websites.  Square means I don't need to rely on the customer to click through, or send an invoice and wait for payment to confirm sales. And neither of us has to be online for transactions to happen.  Have heard great stories of people at yard sales and flea markets using Square.  Acrually, it's becoming cash in that sense, yes?  Right here, right now, I give you money and you give me stuff.  We still rely on the illusion of a layer of tech to do it.  We carry around our virtual cowrie shells, and agree to leave them here and there. Ever hear about Yap Money? We became a mobile economy a while ago.  Does this mean the implants are next? Tory On Aug 8, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Owen Densmore wrote: On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Victoria Hughes <victo...@toryhughes.com> wrote: I have one also, and love it. Artists were very early adapters to this technology, for obvious reasons.  Many of us who are small businesses / artists find this solves perennial POS issues, particularly when we have studio sales, or sell at  shows around the US. Tory  Interesting!  Any tales to tell about their account, deposits etc?  Do you find the 2.75% cost OK? My next use will be to take a friend to quail run for dinner, charge it to our bill, and take the friend's part from his credit card (he never carries money, only cards).  The interchange is necessary due to QR's quarterly meal charge .. if you don't use it, you loose it and it has to be on your account. I initially thought this was as nuts as my earlier buying tools, magnifier, etc to fix my iPhone, but thus far both have been used in interesting situations.    -- Owen  ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org Tory Hughes unusual objects and unique adornments  www.toryhughes.com www.toryhughes-galleryshop.com www.facebook.com/tory.hughes1

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