Minimum purchase $8.00

A lot of the stores I go into have some sort of minimum purchase required in order to use a credit card/debit card. My school has one ($3.00), some gas stations have one, some stores at the mall have one...

But yet, plenty of our customers have an absolute uproar because we have one ($8.00) and act like they've never heard of a store having that before and that it's absolutely ridiculous to have one. If a customer chooses to buy something under $8.00, then we add a 50 cent charge to make up for the charge incurred from our credit card company. (Because frankly, we don't have to pay it because someone wants to charge $2.50 to buy a bag of cheetos and pork skins!)

Ok, quick lesson: The credit card companies make money from stores who have a credit card machine. This is why a lot of places do not accept American Express and Discover Card, because they charge storeowners the highest in fees.

So, to the man who grumbled while leaving because he wanted to charge under $8.00 and said, "How the hell are they are going to tell me how to spend my money?"

BECAUSE IT'S MY FUCKING STORE, YOU CHEAP DOUCHE.