What is SQ *PARK PLACE BARBER OAKLAND CA on your bank statement?
Here's what this charge most likely is, grounded in our prefix dictionary and what the descriptor itself contains.
This appears to be a payment to Park Place Barber, a barbershop in Oakland, CA, processed through Square.
- Most likely: Park Place Barber
- a barbershop · Oakland, CA
- Processed by: Square
- Square is a widely used payment processor for small and independent businesses. When you see 'SQ *' on a statement, Square handled the transaction on behalf of the actual merchant — in this case, Park Place Barber.
- Category
- Personal Care
Doesn't look right? Things you could check:
- Check for a receipt — Square typically sends an email or SMS receipt after a transaction — searching your inbox for 'Square' or 'Park Place Barber' may bring it up.
- Look up the business — Park Place Barber in Oakland, CA can likely be found online or on a map app if you want to confirm the business's details.
- Review the amount — If you have your statement handy, comparing the charge amount to typical barbershop service prices can help confirm what service was rendered.
Square processes card payments for small and independent businesses. The name after SQ* is the actual seller — often a cafe, salon, food truck, or market vendor — not Square itself. After the SQ* prefix the descriptor reads “PARK PLACE BARBER” — that leftover text is the most likely seller. It also carries a location — OAKLAND CA — which usually marks where the purchase happened.
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