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Funny_Breadfruit_413 t1_j1qlvms wrote

Reply to comment by beeps-n-boops in Looking for cannabis dispensary by SmiteKing666

See, that never made scense even though they explained it everytime I went. It still never made since. They claimed that when you used your debit it's like an ATM and they round up and give you 3 bucks cash back. But I think it was just a way of getting people to tip the $3. Now they don't even pretend, they just keep the $3 as an additional fee. Maybe someone else can explain it better.

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Smallbutfloppy t1_j1rgk6p wrote

Because cannabis is not federally legal most banks won’t allow you to purchase things that aren’t legal. So the dispensary only takes cash so there is no record of you buying something federally illegal. To make it easy they offer to run your card as if you are at an atm. Any time I’ve bought from one you don’t see you bought from a dispensary, it appears as an atm. Atms you can’t take out odd amounts.

Most banks will not open up bank accounts and offer merchant services to dispensaries and won’t until its federally legal.

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beeps-n-boops t1_j1qtpwg wrote

> They claimed that when you used your debit it's like an ATM and they round up and give you 3 bucks cash back.

That sounds like utter fucking nonsense to me, and I'd refuse.

If my bill came to $65, and I paid with my debit, I would expect them to deduce exactly $65, not a penny more.

(Side note: I do not use my debit card anywhere other than my bank's ATM. Way too risky to use it anywhere else IMO. When I hit a dispensary I walk in with cash.)

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Funny_Breadfruit_413 t1_j1qy31g wrote

Like I said I don't get it. I've only been to on dispensary and that ascend in rochelle park. Hopefully someone else can explain it. Next time I'm just going to use cash.

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beeps-n-boops t1_j1qyx8m wrote

And I'd reconsider shopping there at all, if this is the kinda shit they do.

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