Cashless Society?

moulesy replied on 12/04/2018 20:31

Posted on 12/04/2018 20:31

Whistlefish Galleries sell paintings, prints, greetings cards etc in Padstow and St Ives. They have now stopped accepting cash payments because of the difficulty of finding local bank branches to pay cash into.

A sign of things to come?

brue replied on 12/04/2018 20:39

Posted on 12/04/2018 20:39

Not much fun for children with pocket money either. frown (Thinking more of other types of shops.)

DavidKlyne replied on 13/04/2018 00:41

Posted on 13/04/2018 00:41

I have to say I don't use much actual cash these days. Yesterday I paid £1 for parking and purchased £2 worth of raffle tickets at our pensioner meeting and that was probably the first time I used cash for a couple of weeks. 

David

Justus2 replied on 13/04/2018 06:52

Posted on 13/04/2018 06:52

I never use my debit card for anything except drawing out cash. I use my credit card for larger purchases, say £30+ , or online purchases where there is no choice but pay it off at the month end. I've never paid for anything using a mobile, I wouldn't know how to. For everything else, cash is king...... no cash = no sale.

richardandros replied on 13/04/2018 07:43

Posted on 13/04/2018 07:43

I don't use cash much, either - other than for very small amounts.  Trouble is, when paying by card the amount I'm paying hardly ever seems to register with me.  I just put the card in the slot, press the bottons and walk away with my purchase.  So don't ask me how much a loaf of bread or a bottle of milk is - I haven't a clueembarassed

Metheven replied on 13/04/2018 08:58

Posted on 13/04/2018 08:58

I am happy using a mixture of cash, Debit card and occasionally Credit card. Always have cash in my pocket and use it for day to day needs in preference to cards, it will be a sorry day when/if I have to use my card to pay for a coffee.

Swifty2018 replied on 13/04/2018 09:03

Posted on 13/04/2018 09:03

I tend not to use a debit card in the pub but otherwise rarely use cash especially if it is over £3. 

Can't see the logic of using an ATM for drawing out cash and then immediately using it for purchases where you could use the card anyway.

 

cyberyacht replied on 13/04/2018 09:04

Posted on 13/04/2018 09:04

Cash handling in quantity comes with a cost as well. Having said that, I operate the same way as Justus2 and I'm an ex banker.

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