With Tesla, you can turn a $2,442 windshield installation into a $3,174 windshield installation through the power of interest.
This is being reported by the Teslasphere as an “excellent option” to restore affordability to a car market that desperately needs more affordability.
Only, neither of those numbers is even in the same ballpark as affordable.
This is one of the reasons merchant fees are so high in the USA.
In Australia, merchant fees for a medium-sized business are an average of 0.75 to 1.5% for credit cards and 0.25% to 1% for debit cards, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (https://www.accc.gov.au/consumers/pricing/card-surcharges).
In the USA they’re often over double that. Some payment processors charge 3% or more for credit card processing.
Yeah, it’s an absurd amount. A lot of restaurants add on an extra fee if you pay by card. When will the madness end?