Re: Advance travel info for IETF-78 Maastricht
On Sun, May 09, 2010 at 06:31:14PM -0700, Dan Harkins wrote: > > I have had cab drivers in the US try to force me to pay cash > in similar situations. Saying they don't accept credit cards and > then, when I say that's all I have, telling me how much longer > it will take to get me out of their cab if I really want to use > a credit card. In these cases I just kept insisting on the card > and eventually (like, within a minute) all was settled the way I > wanted it to be settled: with the credit card. > > It may seem anachronistic to some, but the rule of law does > apply in the US today and asking to have a police officer settle > the dispute is a good way of getting quick resolution. If all > else fails maybe taking a picture or two (driver and taxi permit) > with a camera phone might tend to elicit a change of attitude. I talked to a cab driver in Boston, and he's not very happy with credit cards, because he was forced to use a new system for credit cards, and it takes what he considered an unfairly large percentage when customers pay by credit cards. After learning that, I've generally tried to pay cash when I can, and if I really have to pay by credit card, I'll give a bigger tip as compensation. - Ted ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
RE: Advance travel info for IETF-78 Maastricht
I have had cab drivers in the US try to force me to pay cash in similar situations. Saying they don't accept credit cards and then, when I say that's all I have, telling me how much longer it will take to get me out of their cab if I really want to use a credit card. In these cases I just kept insisting on the card and eventually (like, within a minute) all was settled the way I wanted it to be settled: with the credit card. It may seem anachronistic to some, but the rule of law does apply in the US today and asking to have a police officer settle the dispute is a good way of getting quick resolution. If all else fails maybe taking a picture or two (driver and taxi permit) with a camera phone might tend to elicit a change of attitude. Dan. On Sun, May 9, 2010 5:29 pm, Glen Zorn wrote: > Iljitsch van Beijnum [mailto:iljit...@muada.com] writes: > >> On 8 mei 2010, at 1:50, Glen Zorn wrote: >> >> > More than once, I _have_ asked the driver specifically if he accepts >> credit >> > cards (the advertised policy notwithstanding) only to have him refuse >> it >> > upon arrival... >> >> Curious way to engage in commerce. Where was this? > > Several places, all in the US; most recently, Dallas. > > ... > > ___ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
RE: Advance travel info for IETF-78 Maastricht
Iljitsch van Beijnum [mailto:iljit...@muada.com] writes: > On 8 mei 2010, at 1:50, Glen Zorn wrote: > > > More than once, I _have_ asked the driver specifically if he accepts > credit > > cards (the advertised policy notwithstanding) only to have him refuse > it > > upon arrival... > > Curious way to engage in commerce. Where was this? Several places, all in the US; most recently, Dallas. ... ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
Re: Advance travel info for IETF-78 Maastricht
On 8 mei 2010, at 1:50, Glen Zorn wrote: > More than once, I _have_ asked the driver specifically if he accepts credit > cards (the advertised policy notwithstanding) only to have him refuse it > upon arrival... Curious way to engage in commerce. Where was this? BTW: I'm typing this from Schiphol airport. I just went to the train ticket counter, and they have big signs posted everywhere that they only accept PIN-enabled credit cards. And cash, of course. Note that on http://www.ietf78.nl/ it says that the railway ticket machines accept cash, but that's only barely true: only some of them do, and then only in the form of coins. ___ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
