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With so many places now taking credit over cash, I’m not sure how relevant this is anymore.
I actually tried doing the opposite for a while. I’d leave my phone home and just leave the house with cash, keys, and a notebook. Lots of places gave me the stinkeye paying with cash and some places refused to accept it. I wish this weren’t the case. The percentage every business pays per credit card transaction hasn’t helped with inflated prices.
Not sure why someone would downvote your opinion and relevant story there...
It still seems relevant enough though for the time being. Getting the stink eye isn't a no, and maybe you'll have to be a little picky on where.
Still better than not having it at all though.
When a business is busy, they don’t like having to stop what they’re doing to figure out the change. I’ve seen people stumble trying to figure out what bills and coins add up to what the POS is telling them. I feel like I should be apologizing for paying with tangible currency.
So apologize if you feel you need to and use the cash you put behind your phone in case of emergency if need be.
That's their problem not yours.
The more modern version of this is to use Apple or Google pay or whatever the fuck those are called.
note: I do not use those services
Right. Be it plastic or digital, it’s still credit. It still goes through a point of sale system. Visa or Mastercard still get a kickback.
I was in London last month and everything was Apple Pay / Google pay. You can of course use a card to tap but I rarely saw anyone use anything but their phone.