Cashless society ?
Discussion
sas62 said:
I don't want to come across all tin-foil hat
There's nothing tin foil about it. The end game is total control over money. Once cash is gone they can bail out, bail in, introduce negative interest rates, surveil you, shut you down and whatever else they fancy. It boggles my mind that people are running towards it and not questioning it for a moment.
GetCarter said:
I can't imagine the village fete taking cards on every stall soon.
Coconut shy with a contactless card machine? I think not.... for a long while at least.
My other half raises over £5k a year for the RSPB ... badges of birds - box on the counter - quid each. When will that cardboard box have contactless?
Eventually, of course, but no time soon.
Spot on.Coconut shy with a contactless card machine? I think not.... for a long while at least.
My other half raises over £5k a year for the RSPB ... badges of birds - box on the counter - quid each. When will that cardboard box have contactless?
Eventually, of course, but no time soon.
craigjm said:
The argument against cashless is no different to those saying the model T would never replace the horse and every other big change like that. You don’t need cash it should just that some people are comfortable with it and don’t like change. It will happen and for many of us it already has.
My argument is different. Spending on a credit card is proven to make you spend more than if you pay with cash. Same for Apple Pay or similar. Going cashless is in the benefit of the retailer. The person who looses out is the consumer.Buster73 said:
In a pub behind KX on the regents canal a few weeks ago , cards only sign .
They stopped accepting cash about 6 weeks previously , asked the barman why , his reply was the delivery of change and cash collection charges were becoming far too expensive, management took the decision to end payment by cash and he said it was working fine.
It’s the future.
I’m saying that from the old fashioned bloke who likes a few bob in his pocket.
We visited a café in Aberfeldy (Scotland) last month that didn't take cash. They had a sign saying their bank had closed in town and it was 2 to 3 hour round trip just to bank cash, so went cash only.They stopped accepting cash about 6 weeks previously , asked the barman why , his reply was the delivery of change and cash collection charges were becoming far too expensive, management took the decision to end payment by cash and he said it was working fine.
It’s the future.
I’m saying that from the old fashioned bloke who likes a few bob in his pocket.
GT03ROB said:
GetCarter said:
GT03ROB said:
Welshbeef said:
Always carry a few blank cheques in your wallet for emergencies.
Whats a cheque??used to be a pain receiving them as I had to find time to go to the bank but now if I get one you can cash it using your banking app which is great!
Post office only accepts cash for certain bill payments. Infact nearly every small shop accepts cash only on gas electric etc but card for anything else.
Also on those pay point machines, swipe a TV license card/barcode it comes up with a warning "cash only transaction" and wont allow the machine to accept card for it. Long way away from cashless
Also on those pay point machines, swipe a TV license card/barcode it comes up with a warning "cash only transaction" and wont allow the machine to accept card for it. Long way away from cashless
Edited by hotchy on Saturday 13th April 13:48
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