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I have a shipping shop and it says cash preferred but doesn't say mandatory - can I use my debit card? I don't really have enough time to go by my bank for cash and I prefer not to pay fees to a closer bank.

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If this is the USPS shop I used my debit card last time.

I used a credit card and still got a 10 rating from the MSC. If it says "preferred" I take that to be optional. Evidently, they really don't give a ship if you don't adhere to the stated payment preference.
(Just because gentlemen prefer blondes doesn't mean we exclude brunettes!)

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/09/2013 11:54PM by IMTrashman.

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Just because I "liked" your post doesn't mean I don't think you're a "pig" (based on your last line).

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I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

Oh don't be too hard on him for quoting the name of a movie and keep in mind he couldn't spell brunette

Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.

I respectfully accept both criticisms above---Yes, I guess I am a pig, and Yes, I spelled brunette incorrectly. My hands are more suited for slinging garbage cans than for pecking forum comments on a tiny Apple keyboard. That's the excuse for the typo. As for being a pig, well, I kinda like pigs. The blonde/brunette thing was really just a joke though... oink, oink, oink!

Speaking of brunettes...(bad---be forewarned)

Q.Why is a "bag of trash" better than a brunette?

A. Because the bag of trash gets taken out "at least" once a week.

(I'm a red head so..lol)

How about some old ones?

What's the difference between a red head and a terrorist?
You can negotiate with a terrorist.

What do you call a red head walking between 2 blondes?
An interpreter.

Although they say "cash preferred" they actually mean always use cash unless it is the DIM weight shop, then they don't get upset with using a card.

They will still accept the shop but you will also get this comment from some of the editors: " Thank you for your report. In the future, please use cash only to pay for the transaction. LT" This is a comment from one of my shops when I used my debit card.

Wow. I've always used my debit card, in fact did 3 of them earlier this week. All got a 10, no comment about the debit card.

There are reasons that a body stays in motion
At the moment only demons come to mind

I think I will keep using my credit card, just to see if the MSC will "go Postal!"

SecretAgentMom Wrote:
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> Although they say "cash preferred" they actually
> mean always use cash unless it is the DIM weight
> shop, then they don't get upset with using a card.
>
>
> They will still accept the shop but you will also
> get this comment from some of the editors: " Thank
> you for your report. In the future, please use
> cash only to pay for the transaction. LT" This is
> a comment from one of my shops when I used my
> debit card.

If that's what they mean, then that's what the shop guidelines should say, not "cash preferred."

I agree. They should say cash only not preferred. It leaves it up to the shopper on what they want to use. I have used my debit card without comment and then I got the above comment, so I switched to cash only. It also may depend on the editor.

I saw the "cash preferred" so I stopped at the grocery store to get some cash. I bought a bottled water, chose the $20 cash back option, then accidentally left the $20 in the dispenser. I got to the shop, realized my error and had to use my debit card. They didn't comment about using my debit card. Bleh.

I hope your $20 was still there when you went back for it!

cease

I have done several with debit cards and have had no comment.....and 3 with debit cards that DID get a 'please use cash comment'. I think it depends on who is editing.

I have done 60 or more of these shops using plastic with no problem or even a comment for a MSP that preferred but did not require cash. However, I used to do these shops for another MSP that required cash and I always used cash for that MSP.

I think you will be fine using plastic for a MSP that prefers cash but does not require it.

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