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    [01]_SCALER PAY

    Perth Amboy Merchants Are Running High Volume on Smith Street and Paying Full Card Fees on Every Dollar.

    Smith Street is one of Middlesex County's most active commercial corridors — dense with Latin American restaurants, bakeries, beauty supply stores, clothing boutiques, and specialty pharmacies running high daily card volume. Scaler Pay installs a fully compliant cash discount program that moves that fee burden off your income and onto a transparent flat monthly cost of $25–$45. Most Perth Amboy businesses save $500–$1,600/month. Payment processing services provided through licensed processing partners.

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    A Perth Amboy business processing $38,000/month in card transactions saves approximately $950–$1,330/month on a cash discount program — $11,400–$15,960/year in margin recovered from card networks.

    Payment industry cost analysis — illustrative of the savings opportunity, not a guaranteed outcome.

    [02]_The fee drain

    Perth Amboy merchants are giving $6,000–$19,000/year to card networks on volume they built with their own customer relationships.

    • 01A Perth Amboy restaurant processing $40,000/month in card sales pays $1,000–$1,400/month in fees — $12,000–$16,800/year that could go toward food costs, staffing, or equipment.
    • 02Beauty supply stores and salons on Smith Street with high transaction counts face per-transaction card fees stacking up across every daily client. Even a $30 service carries a $0.87–$1.05 card fee when you're paying 2.9–3.5%.
    • 03Clothing boutiques and specialty retail stores with $50–$120 average ticket sizes pay 2.5–3.5% on every card swipe — an invisible cost that compounds with every promotional period when volume spikes.
    • 04Specialty bakeries and food retailers with tight margins feel card fees as a direct profit reduction. A bakery with 8% net margin that pays 3% in card fees is effectively losing 37% of its profit to processing.
    • 05Perth Amboy's diverse commercial community includes many businesses that still run significant cash volume — but the shift to card payments is accelerating, and the fee burden grows with it.
    [03]_How it works

    Live in 3 business days, not months.

    01

    Apply

    Complete the short application and share a recent processing statement. We calculate your monthly savings before you commit to anything.

    02

    Terminal

    A compliant cash discount terminal is shipped to your Perth Amboy location — hardware included at no additional cost.

    03

    Signage

    All required consumer disclosure signage for door and register is provided, keeping your program fully compliant under New Jersey law.

    04

    Save

    Processing fees go to zero. Cardholders pay a disclosed service fee at checkout. Your margin improves from the first transaction.

    [04]_What changes

    Zero processing fees. Compliant. Built for Perth Amboy's high-volume commercial corridor.

    • $0 in monthly processing fees — one flat program fee of $25–$45/month regardless of how many transactions run through the terminal.
    • Fully compliant with New Jersey consumer disclosure requirements — all required signage is supplied.
    • Accepts all major card brands — Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover.
    • Ideal for Perth Amboy's Smith Street corridor: restaurants, beauty supply, specialty retail, bakeries, and service businesses.
    • Payment processing services provided through licensed processing partners.
    [05]_FAQ

    Questions, answered.

    Yes — cash discount programs are legal in New Jersey when the discount for cash payment (or the service fee for card payment) is clearly disclosed at the point of sale. We provide compliant signage and configure the terminal correctly. Payment processing services provided through licensed processing partners.

    Yes — with clear, professional disclosure signage at the entrance and register, the vast majority of customers accept the fee without issue. Customers throughout Middlesex County are familiar with disclosed fees at food, beauty, and retail businesses.

    Yes — the cash discount program works alongside your existing cash acceptance. Cash customers pay the lower cash price; card customers pay the posted price plus the disclosed service fee. Mixed-payment businesses can run both channels without any conflict.

    Most Perth Amboy businesses are set up and processing on the program within one week of application approval.

    A flat program fee of $25–$45/month — no per-transaction processing fees added on top. The specific program fee is confirmed during application review. Payment processing services provided through licensed processing partners.
    [06]_TERMINALS

    Terminal Brands We Provide

    Already running a Clover, Square, or Dejavoo terminal? We provide and install the hardware — included with your zero-fee program, no separate equipment cost.

    Clover
    Dejavoo
    Lightspeed
    Square
    Pax
    [07]_Nearby coverage

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    Free rate check

    Get set up in 3 business days.

    Tell us about your business — we'll call you with rates and answer any questions. No commitment required.