Flying J gives VISA the boot

Friggin J, Flying Hook, ....?? None of the big National Carriers use them---pretty much the Independents if buying fuel, I eat & sleep there---only way they get MY $$$!

 

Well I gess I will have to give the flying hook the one finger salute on buying anything there. All I carry is visa. I do not carry much cash maybey 20.00 or less but that is once in a while.
I have not even been out on the road yet but will be getting out there in about 60 days just need to pay off a couple of bills and get a cash reserve incase of small pay checks. I may stay at a flying hook lot but will probaly never buy anything from them unless the company that I work for uses them for fuel.

 

You better pack more than a 20. Weigh your truck and a couple of tolls and bam your broke!

 

i will say i dont plan them me and my brother have a small shop north of detroit we do cylinder heads and build motors and sheet metal intakes we do alot of NHRA sportsman racers stuff.

we take visa/mc
and we are thinking about dropping it we pay 3% for the transaction on a regular card but the cashback and flyer miles cards we get hit with 8% and it seems everybody has one these days well really about since the first of the year i think Visa has been flooding the market with these things .
I wouldnt throw the J on the CROSS for this is money and we all try to make it and we all try to save it

 

It's interesting to see the responses from people that don't have all of the facts. Flying J is very bold in their decision to drop Visa. Hopefully today, since it is the deadline for Visa, you will understand the reasons for the decision. It will benefit the customers as well as Flying J, guaranteed.

 

The only benefit I see, more $$ for the J, which is what business is about. Truthfully, I don't use Flying J for ANY reason, period. But, I guess they do have their own reasons. And here are a few, not all...opinions included.

http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2007/May07/052107/052307-01.htm

 

I like keeping an eye on bank and credit card processor fees where I work. Credit card processors have various ways of billing out rates and fees... and with the volume we do, we get a flat percentage rate for all Visa and Mastercard transactions, regardless of type of card or debit or credit. But you have to have the volume and the initiative to negotiate with your processor.

In addition to the percentage on credit cards, there is a transaction fee, too -- small, but significant if the volume is large.

With checks, again banks differ. Some banks charge a per check fee when depositing... and those scanned checks? Check your fee per scan. It can add up. Plus, you have the inconvenience of dealing with returned checks -- NSF and checks drawn on closed accounts.

My personal preference is credit cards for smaller transactions... and checks from pre-approved sources on higher dollar purchases.

But ultimately? Just give me the money.