Why are some clients saying “I only pay in cash”, when…

[Trick]

1 hour ago, Vin Marco said:

It's in poor taste ( in my opinion; it can imply that you don't trust someone and or that they can't count ) I will count it when folks insist I count it though. My two cents no pun intended 😜

I don’t trust myself. I often lose focus on details, like how much I put in the envelope.  I also see guys awkwardly trying to eyeball the money so telling them to count it takes away the awkwardness.

When I was just starting to hire, I did not like them counting it as if I could not be trusted.  Telling them to count it puts me on top of my annoyance. 😀

[+ Vegas_Millennial]

3 hours ago, DrownedBoy said:

That should be against the law, and in some places it might be.

As far as I know, the state of New York is the only place that has enacted laws requiring all businesses to accept cash.

[+ mds1]

I would highly recommend asking them to count the cash. Recently I handed a provider the envelope of cash and he didn’t count it. About 5 min after leaving, he texts to tell me I was $180 short. Now I know I wasn’t short (maybe I missed a $20 but not that much!!). But he was at my place and came back to my door demanding more. I had to pay him more to prevent him causing a scene. It was my first and last time hiring him. It was too bad too because it was a good session and I would’ve considered making him a regular. 

[Trick]

2 hours ago, mds1 said:

I would highly recommend asking them to count the cash. Recently I handed a provider the envelope of cash and he didn’t count it. About 5 min after leaving, he texts to tell me I was $180 short. Now I know I wasn’t short (maybe I missed a $20 but not that much!!). But he was at my place and came back to my door demanding more. I had to pay him more to prevent him causing a scene. It was my first and last time hiring him. It was too bad too because it was a good session and I would’ve considered making him a regular. 

This has happened to me too and I was at fault.  I was 100 short.  Wrong math. 

[marylander1940]

3 hours ago, mds1 said:

I would highly recommend asking them to count the cash. Recently I handed a provider the envelope of cash and he didn’t count it. About 5 min after leaving, he texts to tell me I was $180 short. Now I know I wasn’t short (maybe I missed a $20 but not that much!!). But he was at my place and came back to my door demanding more. I had to pay him more to prevent him causing a scene. It was my first and last time hiring him. It was too bad too because it was a good session and I would’ve considered making him a regular. 

I remember an old thread that I can't seem to find called "The case of the missing money".

[HockeyMan]

I prefer cash for the sake of confidentiality.

This thread reminds me of that joke from the roast of Jerry Springer: "You paid a hooker with a check. That's as stupid as... paying a hooker with a check."

[+ ApexNomad]

5 minutes ago, HockeyMan said:

I prefer cash for the sake of confidentiality.

This thread reminds me of that joke from the roast of Jerry Springer: "You paid a hooker with a check. That's as stupid as... paying a hooker with a check."

This sums it up for me!! From Adventures in Babysitting:

Brenda: Uh, those are hot dogs, right?

Hot Dog Vendor: Yeah, want one?

Brenda: Mmm, yeah I'd love one.

Hot Dog Vendor: That'll be two bucks.

Hot Dog Vendor: [Brenda hands him a check, he stares incredulously] A check?

Brenda: Yeah, but it's a good check. See, Chris' mom wrote it to Chris 'cause Chris bought her something, I can't remember what. Then I bought Chris some press-on nails, I gave Chris the difference, and she wrote the check over to me. So I'll write the check over to you, you keep the difference, and I'll take the hot dog. So, you got a pen?

Hot Dog Vendor: Get outta here!

Brenda: Wait! I'm starving, you'd rather throw it away than give it to me?

Hot Dog Vendor: I work on a cash-only basis.

Brenda: But it's a perfectly good check!

Hot Dog Vendor: No! I'll make it very clear. You slip me the cash, and I'll slip you the weiner.

Brenda: But I don't have any cash!

Hot Dog Vendor: Then I don't have a weiner!

[jeezifonly]

I’m on the fence about this. 
I’ve always paid with cash. 
I tip generously. 
Never paid a deposit. 

But since the OP is such a customer-service-oriented pro, with arguments so convincingly made, I may have to rethink my approach.

 

[mike carey]

1 minute ago, jeezifonly said:

I’m on the fence about this. 
I’ve always paid with cash. 
I tip generously. 
Never paid a deposit. 

But since the OP is such a customer-service-oriented pro, with arguments so convincingly made, I may have to rethink my approach.

 

Are you sure that wasn't three manhattans ago?