100% agreed. If the situation calls for a deposit, it should be nothing less than 50%. I didn't know that Visa gift cards had a limit on the amount.

You don't have to link Cash App to your bank account to send. You can manually deposit money at Walgreens, I believe. But to withdraw money into your account you obviously do need to link your account. What you can apparently do is transfer the money you receive to someone else with a link account and get the money from them. (Obviously, a hassle.)

I seem to recall that the cardboard they're usually inside has said something like $10 - $500, or thereabouts.

Even if a client wanted to send two for $500 I still wouldn't accept it. It seems, in my experience, that places that formerly took gift cards like those to pay bills no longer do. Probably an issue with too much fraud. So, it ends up being only slightly more useful than Amazon, for example.

The gift card is ultimately limiting. I have to spend my income in a particular way. I just would rather not deal with working around limitations. It's also more difficult to keep track of for tax purposes.

Now, if there was something I actually planned on buying and that place offered gift cards, then I might accept it. But this is very rare.

subs should never expect a Domme to bend over backwards. We do so much of that as it is. I'd still rather then mail me a money order. Overnight it if you must.

It has been so many years since I've been active in sessions. A lot has changed. One thing that has stood the test of time is postal mail and money orders. It has always been my preference too. For a good client or someone with excellent references, I'd probably make an exception. But, you are right that it would get to be exasperating for that to be common practice.

I did some checking. I believe you are correct. I think at certain stores you can bring up a bar code on your phone Cash App , give it along with the cash to the cashier and have it deposited into your app for a small fee. I am pretty excited about this option and am going to check it out.

I've done this and it does work.

If your bank account isnt attached, you can't cash out. Instead of cashing out I just use the cashapp balance I get to pay for my ubers/food delivery/cleaners/coffee etc etc. Of course I completely understand other Dommes not wanting to deal with that since it can't pay rent.

Glad to hear you found something.

Bitcoin or cryptocurrency could be a win for both parties here. Very easy to convert cash to crypto and send. Ive seen more Dommes start to offer this.

I've always wondered about this-- how are you withdrawing enough cash for the session but not able to do an electronic payment?

Normal-job-having folks usually aren't paid in cash. I always imagine subs are squirreling it away one dollar at a time just like Johnny Cash song about stealing a whole car, but one piece at a time from the assembly line they work at.