thread Re: how to charge the square fee to customer when swiping the card. in Archived Discussions (Read Only)

how to charge the square fee to customer when swiping the card.

cyr1651 — Thu, 23 May 2019 17:53:33 GMT

how to charge customer squqre fee for using a credit card?

Re: how to charge the square fee to customer when swiping the card.

cmusicshop — Thu, 23 May 2019 18:21:54 GMT

This has been covered elsewhere but I apologize for not being able to find the thread. Basically charging the processing fee to the customer may be illegal in your state as well as a violation of Visa/MC terms. Also, it may just be bad business as in charging your customers extra for using a credit card when all other merchants do not. It is just a cost of doing business that unfortunately you see upfront in that it comes out of your daily deposit and is a direct result of that sale. However, you no doubt have other costs like electricity, advertising, internet, heat, etc. that are also parts of the cost of doing business but you see them after the fact when you pay the bill.

You can raise your prices by a few percent to offset costs. You can offer a cash discount to encourage a 'fee free' transaction as well.

Re: how to charge the square fee to customer when swiping the card.

zachhines350 — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 04:47:54 GMT

I agree with this. How can we add to the sale

Re: how to charge the square fee to customer when swiping the card.

Joe — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 17:37:23 GMT

Hi there @zachhines350. Thanks for dropping us a line here!

@cyr1651 is on point with this one. Charging an extra surcharge to your customers is illegal in some states, but there are some best practices you might want to review as well.

We don't have any specific recommendations from a practical standpoint for charging your customers a surcharge, but you can see what some of your peers opted to do to help you get some ideas.

Let us know if you have any questions! We are here to help.