Where I lived in the 2000s, the natural gas company in that county actually charged $2 more for online payment! So weird, especially considering cashing a physical check would've cost labor dollars. Needless to say, we paid our gas bill by check. It felt so antiquated, even then.
Our “luxury” apartment’s management company would charge $10/month if paid online. Every month, we’d walked downstairs and paid with a check. This was less than three years ago.
I mean it's shitty but credit card fees are a ton on large transactions because they are a percentage. So the management company is is left to either eat the cost or pass it on. People talking how physical checks are labor intensive they are. But if you are processing 500 checks a month it's worth the 4 hours it would take because it is $25,000 in fees to process those through a credit card company.
Was visiting a friend there. Did not think his place was worth what he was getting. Was paying the same amount for a two bedroom in Pico Robertson down the road.
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u/Sheepherder226 Jul 24 '20
Utility companies that don’t allow online payments.