I apologize for the VERY lengthy time to respond - I hadn't for some reason, noticed your question.

12 months is considered to be the maximum amount of time via standard etiquette. 2 months is considered the 'desirable' length of time, but you have up to 12 months to be considered proper. The fact is, they DO take a long time, and better to send out a nice note months later than a computer printed cut-and-paste…

There should be no bread, JIF or Marshmallow Fluff left the next morning. That's SCIENCE!

You said a mouthful.

NEVER! Fluffernutters are too perfect, and can be eaten anywhere, even in a honeymoon suite! That was his screw up, and I'm sticking by it!!!

Not at all. In fact, it's a great idea. The general notion is, if you get an invitation to a wedding, you should give a gift. It can be small, it can be crazy - as long as you acknowledge that you were important enough to them to invite you and include you in their day.

OK - after reading the article, AND all of the posts, here is my judgement and I suggest you take it as the final word.

Christ, what I wouldn't have done for the 'buy a VW get a free Routan'. The Routan is about 8 grand more than the Dodge grand caravan, and they're the same vehicle. Only the Routan has much nicer details and plastics and design.

Krispy Kreme IS superior to Dunkin in one category - their generic glazed donut. That I dont argue with. However, Dunkin has far more specialty versions, which are all better. And bigger. I'll take a DD boston cream over the krispy kreme version any day.

My god, this is nuts. Painting a wall is one of the simplest things you can possibly do. The only hard part is the edge where the wall hits the ceiling. That takes a little bit of skill, to be sure. But painting in 3 inch strips with your non dominant hand? Come on. Roll up, roll down, use a slight angle to cover…

Its an unpopular opinion, but I for one have zero interest in the 'Vette's engines - and I've driven a handful of them. I don't race on a track and for the most part, always drive the speed limit. What 'does it' for me with a Corvette is the body design. They have all ben (with the notable exception of a few) gorgeous…

I dont believe Dwolla accepts credit cards...

its not to look sympathetic at all - if you read my post, you would see that I gladly eat the cost, though I wish I didn't have to of course. The point I made was that many OTHER business will simply pass the cost on to the customer in the bounds of the overall price, which I may consider but have no thus far done.

Most of my clients cant pay by cash - my typical services start at $1500 - $3000, so for the most part, credit is the usual sales portal for my clients. I dont have a retail space, so robberies aren't really a concern for me.

I wouldn't want to charge a different amount based on cash or credit - I think its kinda skeevy.

Exactly why I wont accept checks. Ive had one too many bounce back to me, and the services I sell can't be repossessed.

...but your statement of 'established as a cost of doing business' is almost always pointed back at the customer. Rent, electric and insurance are ALSO a cost of doing business, and each and every customer pays their share of that cost. Besides, many convenience stores WONT incur that charge, because many have a $5…

It isnt always my choice to do so - most of my clients don't have several grand on them in case at that particular moment, so for me to accommodate them, I offer that service.

I own a small business and most of my clients pay by credit or debit card. I pay about 3% for each transaction, and my typical sale is about $2000, so that fee is sort of substantial. Being in Florida, I'm not allowed to add a 'credit card fee' onto the sale, but nothing prevents me from simply increasing my sale…

Again, the notion of 'I don't need it, so therefore NO ONE must need it' - Yes, lots and lots of people haul around 7 people frequently. Families with more than 2 kids would be some of those people. My wife and I have two kids, and when my in-laws come to visit (usually twice a year, for a week or two at a time)…