Not accepting Cash

[Woody.v8]

With what's going on 1500 miles east, when the mushroom clouds start going up, the card networks will all go down and cash will be king!!

 

[Dee J]

In 2001 you were sending emails?

Did you work for NASA?

Got my first dial-up Internet connection in 1995 - came with an email account (had email at work before).

 

[northwest]

It's harder to pay the dodgy **** selling hot tools out the back of his van.
It's harder to pay staff cash in hand under the table

If you walk into a shop selling something how would you like to be paid?

 

[Am333rcr]

for whats its worth. moneys money either way

 

[Onoff]

If you walk into a shop selling something how would you like to be paid?

In kind...

 

[addjunkie]

I sold some animals last year. She paid me in cash. Money went through the books, but were still living on the cash.
it has its uses, it has its place for some kinds of dealings. But in large amounts is a pain, had to count the drug dealer style bundles. I suspect it was her undeclared earnings, but who knows. And If she comes for more, Ill happily take her cash again.

 

[Burdekin]

They don't have to accept cash as payment but they should have signs up to inform customers as a courtesy.

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

If you walk into a shop selling something how would you like to be paid?

I'd prefer Bacs or PayPal though I see no reason why they couldn't make a payment to me via the card reader.

Most of my Facebook sales and purchases are paid for via PayPal

 

[northwest]

I'd prefer Bacs or PayPal though I see no reason why they couldn't make a payment to me via the card reader.

Most of my Facebook sales and purchases are paid for via PayPal

You are the exception, most want cash, flatly refuse a cheque and will only accept BACS if they can get onto their online banking, which is fair enough, I would like to see you try to buy anything from a farmer by card!

 

[MickeyW]

So we have gone from not being able to make a small payment by card due to the high card handling fees, to places insisting on card payment only.
I had never considered that it cost businesses to pay cash in (excluding the time taken to go to the bank), and it certainly argues against the card fees issue.
I suspect the no cash thing may be as much to do with the high street banks disappearing at an alarming rate, and there being nowhere local for the business owner to actually pay cash in.
My high street used to have 5 banks and 3 building society branches. Now we have just 1 bank left and I daresay it's days are numbered.

With regards to the OP, I would say that unless the business made it very clear in advance that cash payments were not an option they are wholly to blame if they don't get paid for your meal.

 

[Melvyn Best]

What annoys me more is not the lack of cash but shops moving to self checkouts. I hate the bloody things, which in many shops are card only. I will queue and pretend to be paying cash to avoid them. Theres generally a woman standing there being useless, who would be better on the tills.

I understand the need for cctv but self checkouts generally have one pointing right in your face with a screen showing it. Does nothing to stop theft, its just to get a very good look at you and to me is an invasion of privacy, and for that reason I will continue to wear a face covering in most supermarkets.

Keep a tenner with my phone but rarely spend it as I dont want to carry coins.

Boot’s in Cambridge have 4 self check outs and no tills, one of the checkouts is for cash but you always get someone trying to pay with a card because they are too impatient to wait for a card payment check out which slows things down . I now go elsewhere !

 

[blackolive (Ste)]

Went out with work a while ago. Ended up in one of those pretentious “craft ale” pubs full of hipsters. Ordered two pints and cane to pay and was told they didnt take cash. They did when I told them that theyd better put the ale back in the barrel

 

[Munkul]

Value is value, whatever the currency or denomination or whatever, and whether its cash, cheque, BACS, pyapal, Stripe, etc.

This thread is quite illuminating, I had no idea we had so many grumpy old men who refuse to change with the times...
Heck, some of you are probably still complaining that shops don't take shillings and ha'pence any more

 

[dobbslc]

I've still got a Corona bottle I want my 10p back on!

 

[Wozzaaah]

You must be a coin collector's dream. We get an unusually large number of coins through our household because one of us is a window cleaner. He watches out for the limited edition coins and does get a few.

The local shops also love us. They run short of change they get straight on the phone. Often he'll cash in a couple of hundred quids worth of coins for tens and twenties. Also handy in boot-fair season.

If I ever come across a different £2 coin I always put it to one side rather than in the pot, I've got quite a few.

 

[Blobber]

Its all about choice, if there is no choice then it should be made clear before you enter the premises or purchase any goods/services

 

[roblane65]

Hell I've got a mug that states I'm a " grumpy old Man "

 

[m_c]

The big problem with cash for businesses, is liability.
It's near impossible to get insurance for cash stored on the premises, and even less likely to get insurance for taking it to a bank.
To avoid liability, they then have to spend money on a safe and alarm, and then cash transport to get it to a bank.

Then there is the ongoing cost, that you need to pay to deposit cash, and likely pay to get change. All of which probably cost more than card transaction fees.
It's no surprise more and more businesses are going to card only.

 

[Matchless]

I've still got a Corona bottle I want my 10p back on!

worth more than that on Ebay!

 

[rtcosic]

Value is value, whatever the currency or denomination or whatever, and whether its cash, cheque, BACS, pyapal, Stripe, etc.

This thread is quite illuminating, I had no idea we had so many grumpy old men who refuse to change with the times...
Heck, some of you are probably still complaining that shops don't take shillings and ha'pence any more

I'm a Grumpy Male OAP, so do I count?

I divide prices by 20 so they make sense to me. Today's £1 is about my traditional shilling in value. Paying half a crown for a pint doesn't seem as bad as £2-50! Three bob is still extortionate though.

I HATE cash and pay for everything possible by credit card - on which I get 1% cashback - and clear it monthly by direct debit.

I use Paypal for 'Spoon's as they don't take AMEX but do take Paypal which is linked to my AMEX card - go figure! Also, Paypal takes fewer 'clicks' on my mobile. The fewer clicks is why I use Paypal for Screwfix/Toolstation/Wickes/Halfords click and collect too.

I do volunteer hospital driving and most clients pay by cash. About once a month I have to shlep into town to go to the bank to pay it in. Through a self-service machine that usually requires a nice young lady to come and unbung it, so it takes longer than if the same nice young lady just did the usual cashier's role.
Tedious and irritating, but I get to 'twinkle' at nice young ladies.

But I haven't set myself up with any of the 'apps' that let folks pay each other by touching their phones together either.

Does anyone here use such things?