On 8/1/2016 12:38 Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> On 1/7/2016 2:40 PM, Bruce wrote:
>
>>
>> There are no charges that I can avoid by paying cash. For me, there is
>> no financial difference between paying cash and paying with a debit
>> card.
>>
>
> Most times, yes the price is the price. Banks made it that cash
> discounts or CC surcharges are not allowed. Not to mention that the
> cashier at your usual stores would never be authorized to give you a
> deal. Biggest savings comes from the $50 and up buy from the owner of
> the store. Ir won't be from the big car dealer, but may be from the
> local auto repair shop.

Same here, especially when we have my mother-in-law with us, although
that's never about paying cash, it's just haggling.

> In Italy, pay cash and you can save BIG

I didn't know that. Maybe they keep the whole purchase out of their
books if you pay cash, so you don't have to pay VAT.

--
Bruce