[atlasunshrugged]

Okay, interesting. I had read some articles about medical debt that alluded to those levels of savings for paying cash in one lump sum quickly but still, it's pretty striking that you get a 75% "discount" for cash on the spot.

[pc86]

And not to mention when they say "on the spot," they mean it. In the room, right there, as you're checking out. If you don't have access to any payment methods or you need to wait two days until you get paid or something, you're looking at a 50-100% increase over the final quoted "cash price" even if you're still paying cash.