Poll: Do you pay extra for contactless payment?
Surcharges might be the top reason customers avoid payWave, but businesses say skyrocketing costs are pushing them to pass on the charge.
Hamilton shop Variety World didn’t have www.waikatotimes.co.nz...
|a surcharge| during the first three months after opening, but soon realised they were losing money on some products due to the transaction charge due to their banks.
Do you pay extra for contactless payment? Tell us your reasons in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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15% Yes
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36.7% Sometimes
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48.3% No
Poll: Would you commute by public transport if it was free?
Using your car is convenient, except for finding parking.
Cycling lets you leave anytime, but you might arrive soaked.
So, neighbours, if public transport had the perk of being free, would it be your main way to commute?
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67.9% Yes
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28.7% No
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3.4% Other - I'll share below
Poll: Does grocery bagging affect where you shop?
There's only a few differences between our larger chain supermarkets here in New Zealand. Having someone bag your groceries is one of them.
Does having your groceries packed for you at the checkout influence where you do your grocery shop? If so, tell us why.
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24% Yes
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75.1% No
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0.8% Other - I'll share below
Homeless in Hamilton
They are an ever-increasing presence on the streets of the city - but asking Hamilton’s homeless how they ended up where they are is not always a straight-forward exercise.
Many are wary, or perhaps intimidated about talking to a reporter and a photographer. Some were simply incapable of saying anything. Others wanted to say everything they possibly could.
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