On Jan 24, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Larry Seltzer wrote: >>> Aren't they going out of business anway? > > I believe so, and while I don't excuse not taking cash (I really > suspect > it's illegal) I can imagine why they would want it this way. When you > take cash you have to worry about securing it and dealing with the > bank, > and it's just a lot easier to funnel everything through credit cards, > although it does cost money. > > Personally, I'm happy to see them go. I got ripped off by CompUSA many > years ago and swore I'd never do business with them again. This story > should give you a sense of how they operate: I bought a KVM switch (a > Belkin) and it was DOA when I got it home. I brought it back and the > store manager told me to my face that he couldn't take the return > because it would cost his store too much money. I gave him my PC > Magazine business card and left. Another CompUSA took the return (the > people there were appalled). I wrote a letter to corporate on it and > never heard back.
While I will agree with any hatred of CompUSA, it is not illegal for them to not take cash. While money is legal tender, there are no federal statutes that say a private entity must accept it. The information is from http://www.treas.gov/education/faq/currency/legal-tender.shtml Kevin _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
