Cash only in on site shops

jspur replied on 04/06/2018 12:49

Posted on 04/06/2018 12:49

Can I ask the question about cash only being accepted in onsite shops?

I am sure this has been discussed, but I think it is weird in this day and age that reception staff/wardens only accept cash and do not take cards to pay for any extras you might require.

I realise that a machine obviously comes with a cost, but my reason for asking is that having just visited a C&M site, it was very hot and a young mother and her three young children came into the reception/shop area to purchase an ice cream for her children. When she asked if they take cards, she was told, no we only take cash, then the young mother said to her children they could not have an ice cream because she only had a card and no cashon her at all. The little ones were very upset and they all left having purchased nothing, so a lost sale.

I understand that the staff/wardens run the sale of essentials etc separate from the club, but in this day and age and with more and more young families taking up Caravaning or motorhoming they do not carry cash, we are a cashless society now and I think reception staff/ wardens need to address this issue.

I know before anyone says it that you should perhaps take some cash with you, but the younger generation are a cashless and online generation.

What do you think, am I being ridiculous?

 

 

 

EmilysDad replied on 04/06/2018 23:34

Posted on 04/06/2018 22:57 by

Not yet found public toilets that take credit cards for admission mind. Best to carry some cash! Most things I do use card for but cash always has its uses. 

 

Posted on 04/06/2018 23:34

You're lucky to find ANY public toilets that are still open.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 05/06/2018 06:48

Posted on 04/06/2018 22:48 by ABM

Ah,  but  that's  different  Rocky,  after  all  you  were  in  the  pawnbrokers  !!sealedwink

 

 

 

 

No  Offence  intended  mate  embarassed

Posted on 05/06/2018 06:48

😂😂, I told you that in confidence Muscles. Alas Grandpa’s Breitling was just gathering dust👍🏻

SteveL replied on 05/06/2018 08:25

Posted on 04/06/2018 15:54 by eurortraveller

Card readers taking payments and linked to a mobile phone only cost £29 from I- Zettle. Buskers, ice cream vans, taxi drivers, window cleaners and CL owners have them - so maybe Club site wardens soon  - but there is a 1.75% transaction charge. 

Posted on 05/06/2018 08:25

Buskers

Why would anyone want to present their card to a reader owned by a busker in the street?  "Copy your card sir."

young thomas replied on 05/06/2018 08:33

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 05/06/2018 08:33

lol....and I can tell the time on my credit card.....time to stop spendingwink

i always use a card for site fees, here or abroad, why would I go the cashpoints/bank, get out loads of cash (for the uk siteswink) and then hand it all over....id have to go back to the bank again for more...unless I drew out loads....

so, I use a card.....like just about everyone I've ever seen paying for pitches....after all, who carries £400 cash for a fortnights holiday on a CC site......?

replied on 05/06/2018 08:34

Posted on 05/06/2018 08:34

after all, who carries £400 cash for a fortnights holiday on a CC site......?

sealed

 

Actually I probably have around £450 when away regardless on holiday length. Most holidays are 5 to 7 weeks though. No I don't spend it all.

young thomas replied on 05/06/2018 09:29

Posted on 05/06/2018 09:29

Alan, my point was that, even with £450 in a pocket, giving £400 odd to the warden (in advance, on arrival) only leaves £50 and requires another trip to the cashpoint...

ive never seen anyone handing over that sort of cash in the office...

perhaps some do, but I've only ever seen folk using cards....

moulesy replied on 05/06/2018 09:37

Posted on 05/06/2018 09:37

We always use a card to pay site fees on arrival but I can't actually remember a time when we've arrived with maybe more than one other outfit so I've no real idea about how frequently folk pay cash. But I think we've drifted from the main point the OP was making and I still can't see the financial justification for expecting wardens to accept cash payment for a couple of ice creams or a bottle of milk, although I accept that may make life slightly difficult for a very small number of folk.

replied on 05/06/2018 09:53

Posted on 05/06/2018 09:29 by young thomas

Alan, my point was that, even with £450 in a pocket, giving £400 odd to the warden (in advance, on arrival) only leaves £50 and requires another trip to the cashpoint...

ive never seen anyone handing over that sort of cash in the office...

perhaps some do, but I've only ever seen folk using cards....

Posted on 05/06/2018 09:53

Very few would pay cash for a nights fees. 

My window cleaner might well pay in cash rather than banking the take before a weekend break but few would

SteveL replied on 05/06/2018 10:09

Posted on 05/06/2018 09:53 by

Very few would pay cash for a nights fees. 

My window cleaner might well pay in cash rather than banking the take before a weekend break but few would

Posted on 05/06/2018 10:09

The only time we have paid cash was when we turned up late once and the system was turned off. We wanted to be away early in the morning and did not want to wait for the office to open.

Swifty2018 replied on 05/06/2018 10:51

Posted on 04/06/2018 15:43 by Tinwheeler

An alternative could be for the wardens to stop selling goods. They don’t have to do it so why don’t we be glad that they do and stump up the cash.

Posted on 05/06/2018 10:51

For once I fully agree with the comments above made by TW but there is another alternative:

OK, it might be too much 21st Century but why don't the CC act like a proper business and provide a wad of cash/ credit card for the wardens to run like a shop like every other commercial site I have ever been on, rather than playing at it and using the good will ( and money ) of their employees

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