#24

That’s why i wear pritt stick on my fingers at sll time and never open my mouth in public

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#25

cash is much better plus it’s easier for the poor to rob the rich

#26

I’m such a fan of technology and love advances like Google and Apple Pay, but going completely cashless is so exclusionary and horrible. My mum operates almost entirely on cash, and I imagine so do millions of others.

Even if it is the case that you can get a bank account without an address how many people know this? And how many other hoops do you have to jump through?

#27

What’s the min you’ll pay on card

  • No minimum
  • £1
  • £3
  • £5
  • £10
  • more

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#28

we are a nice, cashless cafe

#29

I bought a 15p pen on my debit card

#30

I feel a bit guilty paying for something cheap in a small shop on card - but generally they have a limit anyway

no scruples at all in a supermarket or wherever

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#32

Yeah thats sand bar

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#33

I think if you are someone who can’t go cashless for the reasons outlined in the thread already then cashless shops should be obliged to give you what you want for free. Seems only fair

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#34

TBF such an evil pen deserves such an act

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#35

A new “brewpub” I went to is cashless. I don’t see the point really, and would they just turn down a £20 if you ordered a few drinks that they then lined up on the bar? Most people these days probably do tap the card, but I often have cash around or use it for budgeting and just prefer it for various reasons. In pubs and shops especially as I’d rather not have a bank statement reading £4.50 here or £1.20 there all down the page.

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#36

I think this is it - ultimately there’s no particular problem with moving towards a cashless society (ultimately it’s pretty inevitable) but the vulnerable have to be at the centre of the planning and implementation. I get the feeling it’s happened faster than any Swedes imagined, so they’re struggling to catch up with how to reckon with this problem.

#37

Yes, i’ve seen it happen they have no ability to take cash

#38

I think it makes sense in certain circumstances. Going cashless at a busy bar will be a massive efficiency boost, probably reduce crime and make the location less likely to be robbed.

#39

Northern monk moved to it after a robbery. Cloudwater said it was for the safety of their staff too.

#40

The café underneath my office went cashless at the start of the year, finally killing off the last little bit of pretence it had of being a community café. They sell reasonably expensive vegan food and fancy smoothies/juices etc which are way out of the price range of anyone not earning a decent wage anyway, so taking away the ability to pay with cash just confirms that they’re only after a certain kind of customer.

#41

could be a good side hustle - sit at the bar with a load of cash and offer to pay for their drinks with your card and they give you the cash (but get no change)

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#42

I remember Park End nightclub in Oxford getting robbed in the 90s - apparently the crims hid under the stairs then came out with shooters as everyone left the club at the end of the night

I doubt that would be worth bothering to do now

#43

Not to mention it also stops shady bar staff skimming cash from the till and short changing people

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