[midiwiz]

Originally Posted by daddymac1127

Today, my wife bought a cookie at the Darlin's Sweet Shoppe @ Sawgrass Grove. I guess it was a "Gourmet" cookie because it was only 3" to 4" in diameter but cost $3.00. Also, she had to pay with a credit card because they do not accept cash. When my wife asked for a receipt she was told that she needed to give them her email address. All this in a Retirement Community.

ok welcome to 2022. by the way just like this isn't a gated community, it's a golf cart one with gates.... this also is a community that people come to retire to not a retirement community - those are called old folks homes LOL. There are a lot - a lot - of people living here that are not retired (actually well over 50%)

Pay by card has been around a very long time and everyone here should be in tune with that, however I do realize there are a number of people that for some reason don't understand security and have declined to carry even a debit card because of their 'history' with them .

Fact is - yes the price for what they have doesn't line up, and frankly a lot of it looks like it came from Sysco, but that's what it is and the handful here won't be enough for them to falter financially. like it or not they'll be there because crap places in other sections of TV are still here also.

Get over it.

[Suzay]

They have to pay for high rent ! the consumer gets to Help with their rent prices .😉

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by Rwirish

Don’t see one problem. What does living in a retirement community have to do with anything?

I think the reference to a retirement community was because for most people, their income goes down significantly when they retire.

A recent study showed that Social Security was the sole source of income for 40.2% of retirees.

When your income goes down, usually your spending goes down - especially discretionary spending such as expensive cookies.

[retiredguy123]

I don't know how much a business can charge for a cookie and be profitable. They will soon find out. But, not accepting cash and refusing to provide a paper receipt seems like a sure way to lose business. I would not buy anything from a business that will not provide a credit card receipt at the time of purchase.

[shueburruss]

I have purchased cookies at this shop and found the price in line for the quality of product. Not sure why not getting a receipt for a cookie is a problem... chances are you would just walk to the trash can and throw it away...

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by mrichardwebb

You have to understand that ingredient costs, labor and other costs are skyrocketing. You may not want to pay that price but as I have been in food mfg for 30 years the world has changed, albeit not for the better. Some are self inflicted wounds.

We see higher prices all the time but purchases should have value attached to the cost.

[GoneFishing]

I will definitely be footing it back for more cookies. They were delicious. I also plan on sampling some of the other goodies in the future.

[Keefelane66]

Originally Posted by Suzay

They have to pay for high rent ! the consumer gets to Help with their rent prices .😉

If we don’t get valve for our purchase I’m not really concerned on what a business pays for rent!

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Luggage

So I went to Books-A-Million in Leesburg Mall and had a caramel coffee and one cookie for 7:50 plus a dollar tip which they insisted upon and tax so they'll total became practically $10. It's really a crazy world today

When we sit at a table and someone brings us our order they get a tip.

Being handed it while standing at the counter does not get a tip.

Let the business owner pay the salary to the employee.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by shueburruss

I have purchased cookies at this shop and found the price in line for the quality of product. Not sure why not getting a receipt for a cookie is a problem... chances are you would just walk to the trash can and throw it away...

The receipt verifies the purchase and the amount. Without it, you have no evidence of how much they charged your credit card. It has been a universal legal process for many years. I would not have a problem if they accepted cash.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

If we don’t get valve for our purchase I’m not really concerned on what a business pays for rent!

I agree. That is the great thing about free enterprise. If the value doesn't match the price, the business will not succeed.

[Dusty_Star]

Thanks for the review, I don't think I'll be paying a visit to Darlin's anytime soon.

[Rainger99]

Originally Posted by Suzay

They have to pay for high rent ! the consumer gets to Help with their rent prices .😉

Does anyone have any idea what the developer charges for rent in places like Sawgrass or the town squares? Is it higher or lower than rent in areas not owned by the developer?

[Lisanp@aol.com]

If your credit card is registered in your phone as a payment method you will see the charge to your card and the corresponding amount instantaneously while you are standing there at the counter - no receipt necessary. Cashless is a COVID byproduct that's just not going away.

As far as the price of the cookie, The Villages has upped the financial profile of the average resident and the corresponding businesses that serve them. It is no longer an affordable retirement community with free golf for life when the homes in the south near Darlins are going for well over $500k. I'm sorry you were unaware of this change but now you got the memo.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Lisanp@aol.com

If your credit card is registered in your phone as a payment method you will see the charge to your card and the corresponding amount instantaneously while you are standing there at the counter - no receipt necessary. Cashless is a COVID byproduct that's just not going away.

As far as the price of the cookie, The Villages has upped the financial profile of the average resident and the corresponding businesses that serve them. It is no longer an affordable retirement community with free golf for life when the homes in the south near Darlins are going for well over $500k. I'm sorry you were unaware of this change but now you got the memo.

I disagree. If the business has no process for providing an actual receipt, you have no way to effectively dispute a bogus or fraudulent credit card charge. They can charge your credit card for any amount or multiple times, and there is no verification that you did or did not make a purchase. The paper receipt verifies each transaction. I don't think COVID has anything to do with it. I have not done business with any company that doesn't accept cash and will not provide a receipt for a credit card transaction. Are there any other businesses in The Villages with that policy?