Square

by Mint Sauce Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:50 pm

Just another method of payment, quicker & easier than Pay Pal. Pay & receive funds in a day using debit & credit cards. Link it to your bank account. Seems to work great. Free app for smartphone with free swiper delivered in a few days after registration.

https://squareup.com/?gclid=CKeNn8Kb7KwCFSxrtgodQDKJJg

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Square Art-lead-square-card-reader-420x0

by throttlepimpin Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:18 am

PayPal can suck it!

Thanks Mint!

by **chuk2rs** Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:37 am

there's gotta be fees involved. What percent do they get?

by throttlepimpin Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:43 am

chuk2rs wrote:there's gotta be fees involved. What percent do they get?

2.75% per swipe, 3.5% + $0.15 for manual entered card transactions. Beats PayPal's 10% all fucking day!

by throttlepimpin Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:52 am

My mistake it's about the same, it's Ebay fees that are 10%. It will be nice to have the money immediately though.

by **Cap'n** Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:06 pm

Someone needs to explain the improvement over paypal. Not really seeing it. Fee is about the same. I can send and receive instantly via paypal with my phone...no equipment necessary. Not really excited bout this unless there's more I'm not seeing.

by throttlepimpin Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:11 pm

Being able to swipe a card. And you get CASH quicker.

by **Cap'n** Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:30 pm

Hmm, this doesn't sound different than the POS systems that have been around for decades. Even back in the 90's I was swiping customer cards with my remote POS machine. Discount rate is the same as usual too. How is this new? Paypal is much more high tech than a new gadget doing the same old thing. And I don't know about u....but when someone uses their cc to pay me through paypal, its always instantly cash. I love new tech! But isnt this just old tech?

by throttlepimpin Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:19 pm

How is it instantly cash? Doesn't it go into the PP account and can only be drawn as cash once it's transferred to a bank account?

With the square I will now have a remote POS machine.

by Mint Sauce Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:26 pm

It's just another option. I have Pay Pal too & have used both Pay Pal & Square. Both work, both have minimal fees, bother transfer funds quickly & offer protection for both users.

I have Square linked to my bank account & they can transfer money on a daily basis.

I also have 2 Pay Pal accounts, one in the US & one in the UK.

It's good to have optioins, that's all.

by **Cap'n** Tue Dec 06, 2011 1:52 pm

throttlepimp wrote:How is it instantly cash?

Paypal IS a bank account. Just like any account, I have my paypal mastercard/debit card. If someone pays me, I instantly have cash. I can go to any atm and withdraw it...taste it...smell it...roll around in it...tip ugly strippers, all the things that make it real cash.

by Mint Sauce Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:23 pm

It's Hip To Be Square: Do you like Huey Lewis and The News? Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83, I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.

by throttlepimpin Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:35 pm

Cap'n wrote:
throttlepimp wrote:How is it instantly cash?
Paypal IS a bank account. Just like any account, I have my paypal mastercard/debit card. If someone pays me, I instantly have cash. I can go to any atm and withdraw it...taste it...smell it...roll around in it...tip ugly strippers, all the things that make it real cash.

Ahhh right, the PayPal card...

It's fun not to tip the pretty ones, really fans the flames of their insecurities.

by 2gungho Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:19 pm

Id like to be able to get to Fun Diego and pay the Capt up front after we ride sick trails.

by OSUNA Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:18 pm

Do your research before your get one. Forgot where I read but people had issues with money being overdrawn, missing funds, double transactions, so beware before you try. Like I said can't remember where I found that review so my post is kinda useless. Just do your research

by Guest Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:00 pm

I use square at the shop do I g repairs all the time no issues. Total convienance and I got a stylus for the xoom tablet for customers to sign. Looks more professional and easier than them using there phone to send me the money via email.

Square rocks

by Mint Sauce Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:07 pm

Can you get an extender cable so you don't have to direct connect the Square into your headphone jack. Looks like too much swiping would fuck up the jack hole.

by **Cap'n** Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:15 pm

bullcrew wrote:I use square at the shop do I g repairs all the time no issues. Total convienance and I got a stylus for the xoom tablet for customers to sign. Looks more professional and easier than them using there phone to send me the money via email.

Square rocks

Of course....I always used a mobile POS for business too. It's not like Walmart can ditch all their POS systems and tell people to paypal them. Laughing

Business always has to be able to swipe cards. I'm gonna grab square up to use for our shirts and junk during get togethers.

by HinkDog411 Tue Dec 06, 2011 8:16 pm

And we wouldn't want to fuck up the jackhole with too much swiping now would we?

by Mint Sauce Sat Dec 10, 2011 7:36 pm

Winner!!! Square is awesome. 2.75% fee isn't too bad for small & mediam priced items.

by **Cap'n** Thu May 24, 2012 9:29 pm

I have square....and it's paypal competition:

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by 2gungho Thu May 24, 2012 9:37 pm

This may resolve my paypal hatred..

by YakityYak Fri May 25, 2012 11:01 pm

I don't really care for PayPal, but this doesn't seem any better.

by **Cap'n** Sat May 26, 2012 11:14 am

Paypal simply has no competition. Although not perfect, nobody else does what they do. I'm pretty happy with it. Most complaints are from sellers...and that's because they lean toward protecting buyers. Understandable business model.

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