Primitive1 Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Does anyone use PayPal for quilting payment and how does it work for you? Do you recommend it? Do people spend more if they can charge it? Just wondering..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Deming Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 I've thought about it - I'll be interested in the responses. I do use Square, so I can take credit cards over the phone or scan them into my phone. That works great. It does cost money, so I limit cards to $200 or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquiltit Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 I sell quilts or quilting at a flea market and I use Paypal. Not a lot of people use that service. Here in WV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon Deming Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 11 minutes ago, iquiltit said: "I sell quilts or quilting at a flea market and I use Paypal. Not a lot of people use that service. Here in WV." Square is independent of of Paypal - not connected at all. They will send you the little gizmo that you insert into your phone - free. Once you set up Square with your bank account, you just scan the card, and the funds go into your account. Simple. Slick. Check out their website: https://squareup.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie0722 Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 I don't use Paypal but send out my invoices through my accounting program, and people can pay those online with their credit cards or I can charge their cards through the program when they pick up their quilts. Pretty much all my customers pay by credit card, I don't take cheques, only cash or charge. Yes, it costs a little extra but I am happy to pay for the convenience of not having to run to the bank all the time. I don't think they necessarily buy more just because they can use their cards, it's just for everybody's convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquiltit Posted March 2, 2017 Report Share Posted March 2, 2017 Yeah PayPal sends you a blue triangle scanner u can take any credit card and it goes directly to your account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted March 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 Thanks for the input, still trying to decide if I should go with the square for those long distance customers....I didn't know you could do a card over the phone with them...hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterkp Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 I find that I spend more since I have Paypal when making purchases. Could you put a query on your intake form to gauge your customers' interest in using Paypal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquiltit Posted March 3, 2017 Report Share Posted March 3, 2017 Yes with paypal y ou also can enter the numbers manually ,as well as a swipe ,you only see the credit card number when you actually input them. You can also refund money too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2017 Thanks for all of the ideas, I decided to go with the square, it was easy also to sign up for and can take cards long distance by manually inputing them. This will solve my delima of waiting for payment after finishing a quilt. I like that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 I have a few out of state customers that pay me with PayPal. It has worked just fine for me. Everyone local just pays me cash or check. I have not started taking Credit cards yet. I don't have a smart phone. I do have an android tablet...(Samsung) don't know if I could do the credit card on that or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted March 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 20 hours ago, lindasewsit said: I have a few out of state customers that pay me with PayPal. It has worked just fine for me. Everyone local just pays me cash or check. I have not started taking Credit cards yet. I don't have a smart phone. I do have an android tablet...(Samsung) don't know if I could do the credit card on that or not. I don't know Linda, but you could look at their website and see if it can be used on your tablet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemon Tree Tami Posted March 6, 2017 Report Share Posted March 6, 2017 PayPal has a new Pay Me invoice system where you email your customer the PayPal invoice. It's come in handy a few times now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted March 7, 2017 Report Share Posted March 7, 2017 I use Intuit for or Paypal for credit card payments. Most of my customers pay via check (never got a bad one, so far) or cash. Mostly, I got the chip reader for a yearly craft fair for convenience but use it with my customer quilting also. Works just like the square. There are charges, but the convenience is worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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