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Washboard.co (Quarters for Laundry) shuts down

9 pointsby jefflinwoodalmost 11 years ago

6 comments

amarcusalmost 11 years ago
Doesn't really mention what it was specifically that was against the terms of service for the different providers. I can venture a guess and say that you are providing people cash from a purchase on credit card (sort of like an ATM but, allowing people to use their credit cards instead of debit cards).
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akanetalmost 11 years ago
In retrospect this might literally be money laundering.
tomasienalmost 11 years ago
We&#x27;d be happy to help at knoxpayments.com - plus your margin would go way up at $0.18 per payment - tommy@knoxpayments.com if anyone wants to reach out.<p>Edit: I realize that they don&#x27;t want to do the work of integrating a new gateway. I&#x27;m not sure the headline &quot;due to payment processor problems&quot; holds up if simply switching processors was somehow off the table.
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ams6110almost 11 years ago
I&#x27;m surprised there was a big demand for this service. Most (all?) laundromats, car washes, other &quot;coin-op&quot; services already have change machines. Many that I&#x27;ve used also take credit cards. Heck even the Coke machine in my office takes credit cards.
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jborden13almost 11 years ago
&gt; On June 19th 2014 I decided I was just going to launch it and see what happened.<p>11 total days in business - that defines &#x27;fail fast&#x27;.
WalterSearalmost 11 years ago
FWIW, I didn&#x27;t think it was ridiculous.<p>However, I&#x27;m a little surprised that switching payment processors would be ridiculous.
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