Mofiremofire t1_j0zjq5d wrote on December 20, 2022 at 4:11 PM

Why is paying cash sketchy?

gatogrande t1_j1060zg wrote on December 20, 2022 at 6:33 PM

exactly...cash is king

apothecarynow t1_j11ogf7 wrote on December 21, 2022 at 12:41 AM

Money laundering/tax evasion?

Mofiremofire t1_j11s2zl wrote on December 21, 2022 at 1:08 AM

Heating oil sales would be the worst business to attempt to launder money or evade taxes ever. Even if they did, why would that matter as long as you're getting your heating oil?

apothecarynow t1_j11vww3 wrote on December 21, 2022 at 1:37 AM

1)Some degree of buyer protection using credit cards. 2) cash back/points with credit cards 3) the ability for the data of the sale to integrate with quicken/software to track purchases and spending. 4) not having to carry cash /go to an ATM (that just sucks)

Typically spend real cash probably less than a dozen times in a year. Really no point for most things. It's quite skeevy to demand cash nowadays because it just sounds like you don't want it on your company ledger. Discount would have to be greater than 0.10 per gallon to beat the cash back someone can make on a credit card.

Mofiremofire t1_j11y5xt wrote on December 21, 2022 at 1:54 AM

I understand the advantages of using a credit card, I use one to buy my oil but I don't find using cash to be "sketchy". I just am too lazy to get the cash and the points even out with the discount so I don't see why I'd bother.