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A Cashless Society A Good Idea Or Not
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I went to Vodafone today in the High Street in my town to buy a new phone. I had the cash on me but I was told they could not accept cash as it was a cashless store. I have never heard of anything so ridiculous. I had to pay by debit card. They said they were moving with the times as they think in 10 years time society will be cashless. Really? Behind me was an elderly woman who wanted to top up her phone with a £10 note they couldn't help her. What do others think ?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Lots of places have been cashless for ages. You can't use cash (to buy tickets for onward transport) at many airports. (The first time I encountered it was at Charleroi Airport in Belgium several years ago). You can't use cash on buses in London. There are quite a few restaurants and bars that no longer accept cash. (The first one I saw was in London, at least five years ago). The majority of people who order food in McDonald's now seem to use the self-service ordering points, where only cards can be used. The Asda filling station in Bury St Edmunds is 'pay at pump' only, with no kiosk, so that only card payments can be made.
I do my best to avoid all businesses that don't take cards, preferring not to patronise dinosaurs. The only times I use cash are in the launderette, at the local burger van (although most of the other burger vans around here take cards), at the barber's and when using on of the very few car parks where card payments aren't yet accepted. I withdrew cash from an ATM earlier today (because I was going to pick up my washing from the launderette) and realised that several months have passed since I last used an ATM.
Many of the problems which seemed to prevent barriers to moving to a wholly cashless society (such as how to give kids their pocket money) now seem to be getting ironed out, so hopefully cash will be a thing of the past within not more than a year or two.
I do my best to avoid all businesses that don't take cards, preferring not to patronise dinosaurs. The only times I use cash are in the launderette, at the local burger van (although most of the other burger vans around here take cards), at the barber's and when using on of the very few car parks where card payments aren't yet accepted. I withdrew cash from an ATM earlier today (because I was going to pick up my washing from the launderette) and realised that several months have passed since I last used an ATM.
Many of the problems which seemed to prevent barriers to moving to a wholly cashless society (such as how to give kids their pocket money) now seem to be getting ironed out, so hopefully cash will be a thing of the past within not more than a year or two.
Why the reluctance to move with the times .. a hundred years or so ago, people were against losing their horses and carts, because motor cars with their engines might cause the demise of all who relied on horses and the associated trades and suppliers for their livelyhood.
How many of you still use your horse and cart for everyday travel ?
Just checked my bank a/c for cashpoint withdrawls .. they amounted to two in the past three months.
The only reason I might need cash is to have a few quid in my wallet. It's only their should I need it .. as a rule I dont !
Absolutely everywhere takes a card .. it's not a 'credit card' .. it's a debit card. I only spend money I have in my current account. My phone improvises for payments if I should choose to use it.
About a month ago I got involved in an emergency ... the worst situation arose, I was in the pub and the card sytem went down and I couldn't use my card to buy some beer. I can hear the groan ..
Dont panic the situation was soon rectified ... I had my cash in my pocket ! .. That reminds me, I never withdrew any cash to replace it ..
At this point it is now 2 cash withdrawls in 4 months !
How many of you still use your horse and cart for everyday travel ?
Just checked my bank a/c for cashpoint withdrawls .. they amounted to two in the past three months.
The only reason I might need cash is to have a few quid in my wallet. It's only their should I need it .. as a rule I dont !
Absolutely everywhere takes a card .. it's not a 'credit card' .. it's a debit card. I only spend money I have in my current account. My phone improvises for payments if I should choose to use it.
About a month ago I got involved in an emergency ... the worst situation arose, I was in the pub and the card sytem went down and I couldn't use my card to buy some beer. I can hear the groan ..
Dont panic the situation was soon rectified ... I had my cash in my pocket ! .. That reminds me, I never withdrew any cash to replace it ..
At this point it is now 2 cash withdrawls in 4 months !
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