[Jewelry making - Article 00202] - Re: [Orchid] First outdoor show - no elec! no phone!

[Donna Hawk]

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    The other shows I've done have all been indoors, with access to phone
    and electric for credit card processing, as well. In this type of
    venue, how do you usually handle the credit aspect of things? 

    I've only been taking credit cards since last October, but I took a
    chance and signed up with a fairly new company (2001) that uses
    wireless PDAs to process transactions. I've had about a 50/50 success
    reate at shows as far as whether I could get a good enough signal to
    complete the transaction (these were indoor shows). As a result I
    would store the transaction and print receipts for myself and the
    customer. When I DO send through the transaction, I print the
    confirmation slip and attach it with the previous, signed slip.
    Haven't had any problems yet (crossed fingers) with bad transactions.
    Additionally, transactions batch every night automatically, so that's
    one less worry for me during a show! The money comes through in about
    3 days 

    The best aspect, what led me to go with it in the first place is the
    low cost to get set up. All the hardware/software ran me only $500,
    and I'm not leasing. There was no application fee, no long term
    contract and no cancellation fee, partly because they don't pay
    referrals. Visit http://www.merchantanywhere.com for more info. 

Standard disclaimer, 
Donna Hawk 


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