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08-12-2023, 05:35 PM | #1 | |
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We have been going to the VK for 40 years, starting at their old location, the address of which escapes me at this moment. Never in all these years have we had any negative experiences about waiting in line or the periodic lack of a “greeter”. It is what it is. Perhaps it is not suitable for your sophisticated expectations and palate 😎
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I'm still one of those old guys that always carries cash so the credit card situation doesn't bother me at all if that's what it takes to get a good meal at a good price!
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I do, however, appreciate feeling "seen." Of course, given that some online reviews say the same thing, I'm not the only one. I do appreciate how defensive some of y'all are about this place, though. Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk |
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08-12-2023, 08:26 PM | #6 |
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Nothing defensive about it, just simple facts. For the “y’all” people, many years ago the VK had a sign saying something like: “We’re not Southerners, we don’t serve grits. “
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It's interesting, though, how no other restaurant has the hounds come out as much as VK. Like I said, I'm glad they've fostered such a loyal clientele. Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk |
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Ooph…grammar police are out tonight
Think, I believe you’re a teacher. I don’t mean to be fussy or unpleasant, but “Like I said” is grammatically incorrect. I am thinking (hoping) that you intended to say “As I said”. No need to thank me…I am happy to help. 😇
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And if you're going to critique, make sure to put your periods INSIDE your quotation marks—we've been free of the King's English since 1776. Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk |
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And, yes—there are multiple issues with Sue's grammar, along with most others' on, well, almost every forum in America because they're mostly informal. As an important person once said, "ain't nobody got time for that." Now, how about we get back to lambasting me for my VK comments? Sent from my SM-S911U using Tapatalk |
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Here is a solution to the VK greeter “problem”. VK hires the Woodshed manager who in my opinion is obsequious to an extreme as the greeter. What could possibly go wrong? 😃
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My answer is simpler if you don't like the restaurant go somewhere else
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08-16-2023, 10:07 AM | #15 |
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How to Kill a Business!
Best entry ever on Winnipesaukee.com!
Yup, hire Greg; Mr. Personality, Mr. Charisma, and Mr. Miserable to be the VK's greeter and it's a guarantee you'll destroy an icon. |
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VK doesn't need to agree with Think. They don't need to change. It's ultimately their call. However, I'm betting the VK would be interested in it. |
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INteresting take on using cash
Why should we pay cash everywhere we can with banknotes instead of a credit card? 💳 - I have a $50 banknote in my pocket. Going to a restaurant and paying for dinner with it. The restaurant owner then uses the bill to pay for the laundry. The laundry owner then uses the bill to pay the barber. The barber will then use the bill for shopping. After an unlimited number of payments, it will still remain a $50, which has fulfilled its purpose to everyone who used it for payment and the bank has jumped dry from every cash payment transaction made... - But if I come to a restaurant and pay digitally - Card, and bank fees for my payment transaction charged to the seller are 3%, so around $1.50 and so will the fee $1.50 for each further payment transaction or owner re laundry or payments of the owner of the laundry shop, or payments of the barber etc..... Therefore, after 30 transactions, the initial $50 will remain only $5 😫 and the remaining $45 became the property of the bank 🏦 thanks to all digital transactions and fees. Small businesses need your help and this is one way to help ourselves too. Pull small draws of cash out at a time and use that instead of tap, credit, etc. When this is put into perspective, imagine what each retailer is paying on a monthly basis in fees at 3% per transaction through their POS machine. If they have, for example, $50,000 in sales & 90% are by Card, they are paying $1500 in fees in ONE Month. $18,000 in a year! That comes out of their income every month. This would go a long way to helping that small business provide for its family!🏦 |
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Very interesting story by SAMIAM, but the question is: How much business does an establishment not get because the don't take credit cards. This question is very close to being unanswerable, unless you could poll every car going by. To me it is a nothingburger. The dining public is what it is, period.
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To Sam's point--our financial economy is too large for our "real" economy in myriad ways. Visa and Mastercard are a steady leakage from the local economy. Similarly, if you pay your financial advisor or mutual fund manager 1% of your assets/year, you are screwing yourself over time. |
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I am in the same boat as Winni83. I have been going to the VK since the previous location, just up or down the road. I love the place! I have waited 30 -45 for a table and it is what it is. I know that going in! Nobody has ever cut the line in front of me and everyone seems to understand what's going on with the queue. I would rather the service person work on clearing an empty table for reset than greeting me, this is not Le Bernardin. And 50-60% of metro NYC restaurants now charge 3.5-5.5% for credit card purchases. I recommend bring cash, knowing there will be a wait, leaving the anxiety elsewhere and just enjoy the place for what is; great food, great service and consistent. That's the way it has been for a long time.
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I'm fan of credit too, but the more I see of electronic transactions and lower and lower transaction value reporting requirements of card companies to the government, I appreciate cash more and more.
I support VK's decision to not offer credit cards. Overhead on transactions is expensive and generally you need to rent the machines. And regardless of what most people think, those costs are always passed on to the consumer, same as corporate taxes. |
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I ran a small business which I closed 3 years ago. Back then I was paying about 1.5% on CC most transactions, 3% on American Express, I'm sure it's doubled by now. My business grossed about 250K a year and I paid about 5K in CC fees.
When I first opened, I tried going cash & check only, but after a few months I realized I needed CC. You can get away with it with small transactions, but you need CC's for large transactions |
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The fun thing about VK threads is that they are completely timeless. We could take all of the posts from 10 years ago, paste them in here, and they'd be entirely consistent with current posts. We could even have a contest to see if any of us could identify old vs new
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When I saw this post I was told "The credit card debate has risen from the dead" |
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Places like the VK and Pop's have spent many years building up a well deserved loyal following. |
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08-15-2023, 03:56 PM | #29 |
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If I am not mistaken, VK has new owners. Shouldn't the new owner build their own reputation? Their own way? Reputations are non-transferable IMO and well stated, time and time again, on this very web site.
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If it's not broke it doesn't need fixin, until it does! In this case it seems like the new owner of VK has just followed in the footsteps of the previous owner with continued success. I've seen a lot of good businesses, that changed hands, that were run into the ground because the changes didn't sit well with the clientele. |
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At least a handful of us have commented that the new owner is continuing the most important aspects of the old owner's approach. He is smart enough not to fix what isn't broken. Thus he is building his own reputation. You should try it and report back
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As Yogi said nobody goes there anymore it’s too crowded
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