Let me tell you a story. Not a fairy tale — a real business story. The kind with blood, sweat, sushi rolls, and a $300,000 vampire quietly sucking my profits over the course of 8 years.
I owned restaurants — Midtown Sushi, LU Sushi, a few others — for nearly 30 years. During that time, I saw nearly every kind of supplier, vendor, and service provider walk through my door. But the merchant processor guys? They were the worst kind of parade: always showing up with the same tune — “We can save you a percent here, half a percent there…”
Bullshit.
I gave my statements. I switched systems. I tried ’em all. And guess what? I’d switch… and still be paying 3-4% in fees. Every. Single. Month.
It wasn’t until Adam — bless his sales game — came in and said something different that I stopped and listened. He said, “Dan, what if I could eliminate your credit card processing fees altogether?”
I laughed.
“Eliminate?” I asked. “Who the hell’s paying for it then?”
He said, “The customer.”
And you know what? I thought we’d lose customers. But we didn’t. Sushi customers don’t flinch at $2 more. You know who flinches? Nobody. Maybe one guy a month, and he’s probably complaining about the ginger.
Let’s break it down.
Visa and Mastercard aren’t just payment processors — they’re mafia-level manufacturers of expense. Every time someone swipes a card at your business, they take a piece. Not for any work. Not for any risk. Just because.
They’ve convinced business owners that this 3-4% drain is just “the cost of doing business.”
That’s garbage. You don’t pay 3% when someone pays cash. Or by check. But if someone pays with plastic — you’re footing the bill for their airline miles, their cashback perks, and their fraud protection.
It’s a reverse Robin Hood. We — the businesses — pay for them to get perks.
In my case? $3,000 a month in fees. Over 10 years? That’s $300,000. That’s not a rounding error. That’s another sushi shop. That’s my kid’s college tuition. That’s your vacation house.
Let me tell you this straight — not as some sales guy, but as a former restaurant owner who was stuck in the same trap you’re probably in now.
When I was running my place, we did real numbers. But I was losing over $3,000 a month to credit card processing fees. Quietly. Predictably. Every. Single. Month.
That’s $36,000 a year.
That’s a second sushi shop.
That’s college tuition.
That’s stolen money.
Then someone handed me the Complete Cash Discount Program — and it changed everything.
This isn’t a gimmick. It’s not a surcharge scam. It’s a real, legal, and compliant system that lets business owners stop paying credit card processing fees — for good.
I made the switch. And now we’re offering that same exact program to you.
If your business does $50,000 or more per month in sales, you qualify for the full system — at no cost to you.
No setup fees.
No hidden contracts.
No fluff. Just what works.
Here’s what we give you:
🖥️ Smart terminals & POS systems
📜 Legally compliant signage & software
👥 One-on-one onboarding support
🧑🏫 Training on how to present it to customers the right way
🔁 Ongoing compliance support and updates
And the best part? We don’t get paid by you.
We’re compensated only after your business goes live, and it’s the processor that pays us — not you.
So our incentives are aligned: we only win when you do.
We call it a cash discount program, but let’s be honest…
It’s freedom.
🛑 Freedom from the 3–4% fee sucking your profit dry
💸 Freedom from funding someone else’s airline miles and perks
📈 Freedom to reclaim your margins and make your business stronger
I used to be stuck. I didn’t even realize how much I was losing until it stopped.
This program turned things around for me — and now we’re handing it to you.
This is the foundation of everything we do at Free Merchant Credit Card Fees.
It’s the core of our story — and it could be the start of your transformation.
👉 Click here to get your complete system now.
(If you’re doing $50K/month or more — it’s yours.)
There’s a better way. It’s legal in most states. (I’ll get to the exceptions — we don’t dance around details here.)
The Complete Cash Discount Program. Here’s how it works:
It’s easy. And customers? Most don’t care. They’re used to it. They’re already paying “convenience fees” to buy concert tickets and pay parking violations. They’re not leaving your business over $1.29.
Here’s what changed when I flipped the script:
And here’s the kicker: I’m now helping other business owners do the same.
I don’t charge you anything. I help you get money and save money. It’s the best gig I’ve ever had — because for once, I get to play Robin Hood right.
If you’ve been in business for a while, you’ve heard the same song:
I’m here to tell you: that’s a lie.
There’s a way to fight back. A legal, simple, effective way to stop the bleeding.
And I’m not selling you snake oil. I’m not collecting fees. I’m just here, 30 years in the game, telling the truth with a smile.
This blog — and the video series coming with it — is Ask Dan the Businessman. I’m here to tell it like it is, help you stack your chips, and maybe make you laugh along the way.
Want to stop paying fees? Here’s how.
Is this legal? Read our legal breakdown.
See how much others save: Cash Discount Benefits.