Cash only in on site shops

Posted on 04/06/2018 21:05 by Vicmallows

It did amuse me when my contactless payment for a £1.99 burger was declined in a BK recently.  The system obviously thought that the loaf of bread and the milk I had just bought in Aldi was quite sufficient

Posted on 04/06/2018 20:12 by ValDa

Does it be form part of the site information - so that any visitors are well prepared before arriving, rather than when having to disappoint children in the shop?  If it doesn't, then it should do - as someone has said the younger generation work on a cashless economy, paying not by card these days, but by using their phone - even on the bus!  My sons are in their thirties, and rarely carry cash!  Strange for the older generation, but out there in the world of the young things are very very different.

Posted on 04/06/2018 17:41 by JollyKernow

Hi

Interesting you mention several times that young families / we are a cashless society. This last week has been a school half tem and we were completely full all week. Twice we had to go to the bank with bags of cash that people had paid their site fees with, that's a lot of cash from those 120 young families.

I can't speak for others but we have a small shop with some essentials, ie milk, bread, papers etc as well as gas, chems. and a few bits and bobs. We do this purely as a convenience for the onsite members. We are encouraged, not obliged from our employer to do this. Set up costs can be considerable at the start of the season and sometimes it can be six months before that money is recouped. I personally have no desire to purchase /rent or pay any subs to anyone for a card machine to be able to have that convenience for our paying customers. I really haven't experienced the issues you highlight but if it was to be the case I'd be more than happy to have empty shelves and do nothing.

Most places still have cashpoints don't they?

JK

Posted on 04/06/2018 21:15 by

I really doubt that many folk go on holiday without cash somewhere. Pocket; car; caravan; motorhome. Go to site shop and no cash, go back to pitch and return as they will know next time. To me it is no big deal,

Posted on 04/06/2018 22:06 by EmilysDad

 .... and I've yet to see anyone in the queue in front of me pay their site fees by cash. I've certainly never used cash at a CC site.

Posted on 04/06/2018 22:11 by EmilysDad

No big deal to you as you predate the general use of credit cards 😉 As Val suggests, younger kids don't generally carry cash, my 29 yr old daughter never does  ..... my son never has any to carry & uses NFC (near field communication) on his phone.

Posted on 04/06/2018 22:13 by Bakers2

We have paid by cash on ocassion for sites. 

Someone I worked with bought his brand new car with cash 😲.

Mates rates don't come with electronic payments 😉.

Posted on 04/06/2018 22:16 by Rocky 2 buckets

I’ve recently discovered contactless payment using my watch👍🏻😊, geez I love technology👏🏻👏🏻

Posted on 04/06/2018 22:11 by EmilysDad

No big deal to you as you predate the general use of credit cards 😉 As Val suggests, younger kids don't generally carry cash, my 29 yr old daughter never does  ..... my son never has any to carry & uses NFC (near field communication) on his phone.