Industries
Small sales, high volume, usually unattended, and outdoors. Each of those changes something about what the payment setup needs to be.
On a $12 wash, a fixed per-transaction fee is a far larger share than any realistic difference in percentage. That line is where the money is.
It is also the line most often left in place because the percentage was the only number discussed.
Bays are wet, hot and cold, and the terminal has to survive it. Unattended outdoor hardware is a different specification and a different price from a countertop device, and replacing it is a different conversation too.
Worth establishing who carries the cost when a unit fails in service, before you need to know.
With nobody on site, a terminal that stops taking payment simply turns customers away until someone notices. Uptime and fault response are worth negotiating as hard as the rate.
Tell us what you trade as and roughly what you turn over on cards. We quote it across the panel and are straight with you about whether it is worth moving.