Hacker News Reader

>" that cost is passed on to people who pay with any means. If I buy a TV with cash, or credit card, it costs the same."

If people start charging less when paid via methods that have less chargeback risk will you reassess?

View on HN

As a matter of fact, this (merchants giving a discount for cash transactions) used to be illegal in Brazil. It recently became legal, but I haven't seen much evidence of changes.

Cash is also more easily counterfeited than card transactions. I'm not sure how the risk of a fraudulent transaction works out in the end.

It would have to be savings in excess of what I’d get through rewards or cash back, and I’d have to trust the, utmyes id reasses.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com