Quote Originally Posted by Flixy View Post
The opposite would make more sense, for a lot of stores cash is more expensive and risky for them (robbery, cashiers who keep money, and it costs money to deposit cash or to get change, and more difficult administration). The only thing that can go wrong with a credit card is that the buyer claims the money back, I think? So unless the transaction fees are that high, a discount for using a card would make more sense.
Stores lose some money for every credit card transaction. The sheer scale of the "savings" offered by some businesses when using cash, however, strongly suggests that they can only do that if they don't pay taxes on the transaction.