On one hand I accept it as the cost of doing business. That said, in January each year I calculate what I paid in fees and it pisses me off.

But I wouldn’t have a business that mines fiat if I couldn’t easily accept cards and other payment types. And if I’m honest if I paid five figures in fees rather than four it’s been a good year.

Related: I think bitcoiners are getting wrong re: merchant adoption generally, and Squares POS specifically, is chargebacks.

Some very smart people - including the good folks at nostr:nprofile1qqsv8fus0eeygg3k4mzlv9y5j9x5jka6pzvyfgkcyrug38hmutnfd5spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5u34wfv - will share the stats about “friendly fraud” and how it’s a huge issues. But the brewery owner or coffee shop owner I’d like to see accept bitcoin don’t have that problem on a $30 bar tab or $10 coffee/burrito order.

If the people I serve want a refund, or initiate a refund, I want them to get it. The “no chargebacks” as a feature for merchants to accept bitcoin via Square or a nostr:nprofile1qqsv8fus0eeygg3k4mzlv9y5j9x5jka6pzvyfgkcyrug38hmutnfd5spz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwwpexjmtpdshxuet5u34wfv invoice is something I’m not convinced of. The flip side is it’s easy to refund someone on chain or via lightening.

But all of that said, I think a brewery owner can have a nice stack if they accept BTC and can get some bitcoiners to do their meetups at the brewery.