Because I know my wife, I have bypassed traditional chocolate V-Day treats and went hard through the Trader Joe's cheese aisle.
Happy Cheesentine, Jacqueline!
I hope you like the stilton.
I'm just waiting to see if I pass out. Long story.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DavidS - Feb 14, 2012 9:25:54 am PST #21923 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Jessica - Feb 14, 2012 9:26:40 am PST #21924 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's pretty common for Brooklyn restaurants to be cash-only, especially if they don't have a takeout/delivery business.
Jesse - Feb 14, 2012 9:27:46 am PST #21925 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In all seriousness, I am suspicious of places that don't take cards, I actually assume they are doing something dodgy with taxes.
They probably are, but they are also saving a significant amount of money on bank fees. My old hairdresser only charged the tax if you were paying by card, which I'm sure was a combination of hiding income but also passing along the expense the credit card vendors charged them.
Consuela - Feb 14, 2012 9:30:02 am PST #21926 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
omg I just blew up (on email) at My Nemesis. She claimed a contractor deliverable that I've been waiting for for eighteen months had already been delivered. When I pointed out that it hadn't been, and that if it were my contract, I wouldn't be hiring again anyone who sat on a final deliverable for eighteen months, she called me unprofessional and offensive.
t snarl
Steph L. - Feb 14, 2012 9:31:12 am PST #21927 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
One place I get sushi gives people who pay cash some percentage off their total (I can't remember what -- 10%, maybe). Which translates into more sushi in mah belleh.
beth b - Feb 14, 2012 9:34:04 am PST #21928 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
In all seriousness, I am suspicious of places that don't take cards, I actually assume they are doing something dodgy with taxes.
I know a lot about how my local coffee shop is run. the owner attempted to do other forms of payment-they just cost her too much
Zenkitty - Feb 14, 2012 9:35:24 am PST #21929 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm moving more towards cash, because I find I spend less and am more aware of how much I'm spending when I have to actually hand over money. The only terror involved is the feeling I get when I realize I've run out of cash.
The best way to hide purchases with nefarious intent is to have bought them all with cash in the years previous and tucked them away innocently in an old box in the shed, just in case you might someday need a tarp, nylon rope, and chloroform. Totally legit.
Amy - Feb 14, 2012 9:36:49 am PST #21930 of 30001
Because books.
There are a couple cash-only places in town here, too.
JZ - Feb 14, 2012 9:40:13 am PST #21931 of 30001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I'm doing the Chair Dance of Anticipatory Cheese Delight.
Do we need any prosecco, or are we good to go on that?
Calli - Feb 14, 2012 9:52:17 am PST #21932 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm so sorry, Maria.