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It was predicted years ago, but it sounded so far-fetched.

Well, the reality is we are now well on the way to be living in a cashless society, and who exactly decided this should be so?

Many countries don't allow businesses to refuse cash...we do, and it obviously doesn't suit everyone, the old in particular.

 



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Most of the restaurants we go to accept only card, but they do still have actual menus. A couple of weeks ago went to a town centre tapas, new to us, they had no menu's...everything was ordered at the table via QR code , I don't even have a mobile phone, much less a smart phone. lol

Luckily OH does, though he was pretty clueless, so I managed to order a very nice tapas via QR...though it took twice as long as giving an order to an actual human being.

The plus side is...there has been no charge put on my bank, even though it was paid by debit card....maybe this way of ordering has its perks.wink



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Syl wrote:

Most of the restaurants we go to accept only card, but they do still have actual menus. A couple of weeks ago went to a town centre tapas, new to us, they had no menu's...everything was ordered at the table via QR code , I don't even have a mobile phone, much less a smart phone. lol

Luckily OH does, though he was pretty clueless, so I managed to order a very nice tapas via QR...though it took twice as long as giving an order to an actual human being.

The plus side is...there has been no charge put on my bank, even though it was paid by debit card....maybe this way of ordering has its perks.wink


 No cash society?  That's all the beggars scuppered then.



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Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:

Most of the restaurants we go to accept only card, but they do still have actual menus. A couple of weeks ago went to a town centre tapas, new to us, they had no menu's...everything was ordered at the table via QR code , I don't even have a mobile phone, much less a smart phone. lol

Luckily OH does, though he was pretty clueless, so I managed to order a very nice tapas via QR...though it took twice as long as giving an order to an actual human being.

The plus side is...there has been no charge put on my bank, even though it was paid by debit card....maybe this way of ordering has its perks.wink


 No cash society?  That's all the beggars scuppered then.


 Yeah, I have to tell folks all the time I don't have cash (usually I do). I think they zoom in on me as I'm an older white male and we are probably the most likely demographic to still carry cash..



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Syl wrote:

Most of the restaurants we go to accept only card, but they do still have actual menus. A couple of weeks ago went to a town centre tapas, new to us, they had no menu's...everything was ordered at the table via QR code , I don't even have a mobile phone, much less a smart phone. lol

Luckily OH does, though he was pretty clueless, so I managed to order a very nice tapas via QR...though it took twice as long as giving an order to an actual human being.

The plus side is...there has been no charge put on my bank, even though it was paid by debit card....maybe this way of ordering has its perks.wink


 I never use a debit card, but you get charged for using them?

 

Our retailers do and some have started adding 1-2% to our bill. Or they offer a cash discount, but our banks never charge us for using the card unless we are getting cash..



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Digger wrote:
Syl wrote:

Most of the restaurants we go to accept only card, but they do still have actual menus. A couple of weeks ago went to a town centre tapas, new to us, they had no menu's...everything was ordered at the table via QR code , I don't even have a mobile phone, much less a smart phone. lol

Luckily OH does, though he was pretty clueless, so I managed to order a very nice tapas via QR...though it took twice as long as giving an order to an actual human being.

The plus side is...there has been no charge put on my bank, even though it was paid by debit card....maybe this way of ordering has its perks.wink


 No cash society?  That's all the beggars scuppered then.


 Not onlu beggars.

Many workers can't get a tip now because a tip can't be added to the bill....we had one today in a garden centre café bar, and sadly, we had no cash. 



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Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:

Most of the restaurants we go to accept only card, but they do still have actual menus. A couple of weeks ago went to a town centre tapas, new to us, they had no menu's...everything was ordered at the table via QR code , I don't even have a mobile phone, much less a smart phone. lol

Luckily OH does, though he was pretty clueless, so I managed to order a very nice tapas via QR...though it took twice as long as giving an order to an actual human being.

The plus side is...there has been no charge put on my bank, even though it was paid by debit card....maybe this way of ordering has its perks.wink


 I never use a debit card, but you get charged for using them?

 

Our retailers do and some have started adding 1-2% to our bill. Or they offer a cash discount, but our banks never charge us for using the card unless we are getting cash..


 So do I, it was OH's debit card, I pay everything with a CC.

I stopped carrying cash around when Covid hit....and I just got out of the habit.

 



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I stopped using my debit card the second time they swiped my info and went on a spending spree. I have a small local bank that put the money back in my account after a few days, but I just stopped using it anyway. It's 99% credit card and the rest cash..

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I stopped using my debit card the second time they swiped my info and went on a spending spree. I have a small local bank that put the money back in my account after a few days, but I just stopped using it anyway. It's 99% credit card and the rest cash..


 How come it was easy to swipe money from your DC?  



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Syl wrote:
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I stopped using my debit card the second time they swiped my info and went on a spending spree. I have a small local bank that put the money back in my account after a few days, but I just stopped using it anyway. It's 99% credit card and the rest cash..


 How come it was easy to swipe money from your DC?  


 They scan the numbers somehow and create a fake card I guess..

 

One time I went shopping in Minneapolis and another time it was Boston..



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"Skimming occurs when devices are installed on ATMs, point-of-sale terminals and fuel pumps to capture data and steal cardholders' PINs. Scammers then use the information to make fake debit or credit cards."

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