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I don’t think that analogy follows. Employees can go to another company to work. If you get blacklisted from one credit card company it seems that you are prevented from going with another. What drives the “minimum purchase” is the per use fee of 20 to 30 cents. That is a huge chunk if not all...

It is similar but still different in my mind. A credit report is just a report from many sources on your credit worthiness. The blacklist ensures that the few companies that run the industry can squash any sort of competition. But maybe it is required for the system to work…

See what an oligarchy gets you? If there were real competition, they would not be able to put you on a blacklist.

The PJ Girl is back! Welcome!

I don’t remember. I thought they just yanked your account. But I think many are doing it anyway because they are sick of the fees. As the credit card companies have an oligopoly, they are making a fortune.

I am seeing more and more restaurants and other retail establishments offering cash discounts, minimum purchases, and other incentives to reduce credit card usage… regardless of what their merchant account agreement may say. Here is some verbiage from one I found online. "Merchant shall not...

Maybe offer a “swine” pizza with pork sausage, bacon, and ham. Nah. Would probably not work.

No, we are not kinding.

I think you are incorrect. She has said this before about us “Good ol’ Boys”.

Her Diva handle fits her perfectly.

It would seem that it would affect dine in but perhaps boost delivery and carryout. May also affect the number of employees that are able to work. Depends on what percentage of the population does not get the vaccine. But the flu has not really hit hard yet. H1N1 is really beginning to ramp up...

Same here. When I took over a shop, I immediately began giving away or tossing all mistake pizzas and instituted a policy that if there were no mistakes made, the crew could make pies at the end of the shift for themselves (usually came out to a couple of large pies). Problem disappeared almost...

Pizza of the Month: You get the flu. Your chest gets congested. Bacteria love their new home. You get pneumonia. You die. Yes, you died from pneumonia, but influenza was at the root of it. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/us … deaths.htm For pneumonia and influenza (P&I) deaths, CDC...

pizzachop, you think the H1N1 is just a “political sideshow”? The President’s declaration makes it easier and quicker to vaccinate the population and treat those infected by cutting through some of the red tape. No one knows how bad this virus will be because it mutates just like the seasonal...

My experience with forums is that any discussions of political or religious issues degrades quickly and does nothing to help a community bond. I would just have a rule that we disallow either.

Back on topic, the key to competing against those that go the low cost route is to differentiate yourself as much as possible by adding value to your product and service. Settle for fewer customers and wider profit margins per sale. Cherish your good customers and don’t worry about the...

pizzapirate: I am not going to argue any more about this. I am too tired. But you should check some of your claims as you checked mine. Just take some time to see the other side of things. I did. The healthcare industry is world’s apart from the pizza industry in the way people pay for it and...

perfect pizzas: I am a little sensitive there. From personal experiences with friends on how our healthcare delivery system failed them. I am just so sick and tired of people from the extreme right doing nothing to fix the system and taking potshots at a new president that is at least trying...

pizzapirate: I do not just accept statistics and am always open to factual discussion. I have looked into your statements and you are indeed correct. I am surprised that the results have not been standardized and am curious how our system of health delivery would fit if it was. The only...

trippeto: Sorry. Did not realize you were using a commercial warewasher. It is not the “first hour availability” or “recovery speed” that is the problem as those terms do not apply to tankless heaters. They are a continuous output as they heat as needed. A warewashier is only going to use 1 to...