Credit card fees are a cost of doing business

Credit card fees are a cost of doing business

Dear Editor, I appreciate Wes Hamilton’s perspective on credit card fees in his recent letter to VTDigger, but I take issue with framing these as costs that must be passed separately to customers rather than simply as another cost of doing business. Like many local restaurants, Three Penny Taproom uses the Toast point-of-sale system. Toast charges 2.49%-3.69% per transaction, depending on the plan, in addition to a set monthly fee. While accepti…