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Langtrees should have Afterpay!

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No need to pay before you play! You can poke and go for broke! Yeehahah!
Hillarys’ Bar1 wants to be first hospitality business to bring in Afterpay
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Sarah StegerThe West Australian
Friday, 18 October 2019 5:49PM
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Bar 1 in Hillarys.
Bar 1 in Hillarys. Credit: Facebook

Paying for food and drink on a night out could soon be a thing of the past, with a WA club revealing it wants to be the first hospitality business to introduce Afterpay for patrons.
Bar1 Nightclub at Hillarys plans on introducing Afterpay for punters to buy a drink as early as February next year.
Owner Malcolm Pages told The West Australian he had been tracking payment solutions like Afterpay and Zip Pay for over 12 months, determined to find out if it was “just a fad”.

“It’s hung around, so I approached them (Afterpay and Zip Pay),” he said.
“I think everyone will jump on it and it would be a pretty cool marketing tool.”
Mr Pages said there was not a difference between paying off a concert ticket in instalments over time than paying for drinks at a hens night.
“Going forward, the generations are going to lap up this stuff more and more,” he said.
“That’s why I went to them and about three other companies. Paying off your drinks bill over instalments should be a thing.
“They should have a facility set up where you can go out and pay off your night out over time.
“And they certainly haven’t said no to me.”
According to Mr Pages, Afterpay could introduce the system as early as next February.
“I plan to be the first place to try it. It would be good if I was the first,” Mr Pages said.
Afterpay has been contacted for comment.
 
sdm85

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baal6007 said:
I'm not sure why afterpay is such a big deal. Isn't it just another type of credit card?
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Sort of. You don't pay interest and the business gives a % of the transaction to afterpay or whichever company. It would work well in a brothel and would attract punters who don't have the money upfront but want to treat themselves.

This is where i think it's bad. We know the economy is in the toilet, the majority of people have huge debt and many live week to week. Encouraging people to buy something they don't need and paying it back just worsens all of that.

What's the saying, don't buy a $300 wallet to fill it with nothing, buy a $20 wallet and fill it with $280... or something along those lines.
 
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baal6007

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sdm85 said:
Sort of. You don't pay interest and the business gives a % of the transaction to afterpay or whichever company. It would work well in a brothel and would attract punters who don't have the money upfront but want to treat themselves.

This is where i think it's bad. We know the economy is in the toilet, the majority of people have huge debt and many live week to week. Encouraging people to buy something they don't need and paying it back just worsens all of that.

What's the saying, don't buy a $300 wallet to fill it with nothing, buy a $20 wallet and fill it with $280... or something along those lines.
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Yeah after I posted that I did a bit more research and understand a bit better the differences. In some ways its way better than a credit card (fixed time to pay back, no interest or fees etc). Would it be good for a brothel? Why not? Langtrees accepts credit card right? :)
 
acousticandy

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I think it’s a good idea, i would put it to good use as my average punt i about once every 2-3 months, in fact openpay is even better
 
Rochelle

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I don't like the concept. People are already struggling enough to stay on top of credit card debts. The whole concept of buy now - pay later (with interest or no interest) makes it really hard for a lot of people to stay on top of what cash flow is available to them and what of this income is already eaten up by outstanding bills. It will only add more debts.
 
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Rochelle VIP Perth said:
I don't like the concept. People are already struggling enough to stay on top of credit card debts. The whole concept of buy now - pay later (with interest or no interest) makes it really hard for a lot of people to stay on top of what cash flow is available to them and what of this income is already eaten up by outstanding bills. It will only add more debts.
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www.watoday.com.au

Households slash savings by $46b as income share dips to 10-year low

Australians are running down their savings and crimping their spending to offset slow wages growth.
www.watoday.com.au www.watoday.com.au

Underpins what Rochelle is saying.
 
MDP75

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Afterpay is an interesting one. People can get this pretty easily but they would have no chance of getting a credit card
 
thatguy

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hrm... 31.3 Billion (yes with a B) of credit card debt in Australia in June 2019... but that's ok... let's all get afterpay and go FURTHER into debt...
 
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