Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> Gloria P > :
> in rec.food.cooking
>
>> Every time I have offered a credit card to pay for something big like
>> that (cars, furnace, replacement central a/c) the vendor has offered a
>> substantial discount if I paid by cash or check. Each time the
>> discount was worth way more than whatever air miles, rebate, etc. I
>> would have received from the credit card.
>
> Hon, we paid cash for both our cars at the same dealership. The first car
> was in Oct '07. The 2nd car was in Feb '08. Gas prices were astronomical.
> We got an incredible deal on the first car. They practically gave us the
> 2nd car. We couldn't be more pleased with the deals we got. Cash seemed to
> have some clout when it came to negotiations.
>
> Michael
>

I also think we shouldn't be locked out by merchant agreements from
getting a cash discount. I for one don't want to pay for someones
"rewards" if I am paying cash. From what I can gather merchant
agreements vary from to state to state. In my state and surrounding
states merchants can't offer a cash discount.