"Should Businesses Make It Easy?" Topic

Curious though would you accept the costs a business has for PayPal passed on in the form of higher prices?

I do not increase my prices because I use PayPal.

I use PayPal as it enables customers to buy with either their PayPal account or with a credit or debit card and I never see any card or account details.
If you pay using a credit card through PayPal as a buyer you have twice as much protection as from a card alone.

It is also cheaper for me than renting a card machine from my bank.

I don't get what is not to like about more choice and more safety online.

My answer to the poll question is "Yes". As to ordering from a reliable merchant if I had to "jump thru hoops" to get what I want, my answer is also "Yes". I've bought mucho from 1 company who makes it as easy as possible to order online & I've bought a bunch from an indiviual designer to whom I send mail orders with money orders. Both feed my toy soldier addiction with excellent miniatures.

I agree with John the OFM.

Its a free market and all that.

I love PayPal and Internet shopping – simple and quick.

Does my life depend on getting a figure next day?
Nope

Have I need a figure next day?
Only once in 30 years and I should have planned better as I knew a month before

I'm old enough to write and wait.

Is writing THAT hard now-a-days?

Well paypal is very convenient for both sides of the equation it seems to me. I still have a few customers that use their cards via phone ( as much for the chat as anything lol).
For the trader no paperwork, though paperwork trail is there, fees are roughly the same as CC accounts.
If it wasnt for a few tele customers and Trade shows I'd ditch the very very expensive CC terminal I have.
As for the cart business, odd that comes up often, its 'easy' etc it also means abstracting the p&p charges ( unless you have a very sophisticated one or a fairly simple product line).
I find an email asking for 20 of this and 10 of that etc darn quicker than any cart system plus I know what Im ordering as its a concious effort. Im terrible with Amazon makes it to easy……………lol
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