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San Francisco bans credit-only stores

shard972 7y ago
Good. As long as cash is still legal tender, you should be required to take it.
xfour 7y ago
Noticed it said brick and mortar. I’ve seen the practice much more prevalent with the popular food trucks. In both cases I feel like speed is essential and the moments where change is being made add up. It is also like the article says dog-whistling the type of client you want at your establishment though.
- mc32 7y ago
  Dog whistling? Food trucks? It’s just convenience and reduces robberies. Also, w/re dog whistle, if the attracted and deterred both “hear” it, it’s no longer a dog whistle.
- aritraghosh007 7y ago
  Uber accepts cash in many countries partly because they were also cash-first economies but it'd be only fair to allow the full spectrum of the socio-economic strata to be part of the everyday life proceedings, the very founding pillar of the modern day democracy. A person shouldn't ideally be refused service on a lawful ground, having cash or not having a card isn't a crime, yet!
- throw03172019 7y ago
  Senor Sisig did this. Honestly it never bothered me since I never have cash anyway.
PHGamer 7y ago
whatever happened to not shopping at stores because you didnt like their terms. kinda stupid at least for the amazon store. the entire point of that model was you didnt need to deal with a register because its got your face and phone tracked. dealing with a register slows the process down.
- kkarakk 7y ago
  it's a stopgap solution, there still isn't a solution for poorer folk who can't afford a card(or the fees for a card). until our government issued implanted chips come around i see physical presence of a human for transactions being necessary to handle cash related issues
booblik 7y ago
So now the $10 avocado toast will become affordable?
DeonPenny 7y ago
good it was prejudice practice
Traminer 7y ago
In Italy we have exactly the opposite problem. Sob.
GaryNumanVevo 7y ago
Credit-card only stores actively shut out a lot of people. Cash customers have a large number of reasons to not use a card. Either they don't have an account in the U.S, they prefer not to be tracked, or are homeless.

Good. As long as cash is still legal tender, you should be required to take it.

Noticed it said brick and mortar. I’ve seen the practice much more prevalent with the popular food trucks. In both cases I feel like speed is essential and the moments where change is being made add up. It is also like the article says dog-whistling the type of client you want at your establishment though.

mc32 7y ago
Dog whistling? Food trucks? It’s just convenience and reduces robberies. Also, w/re dog whistle, if the attracted and deterred both “hear” it, it’s no longer a dog whistle.
aritraghosh007 7y ago
Uber accepts cash in many countries partly because they were also cash-first economies but it'd be only fair to allow the full spectrum of the socio-economic strata to be part of the everyday life proceedings, the very founding pillar of the modern day democracy. A person shouldn't ideally be refused service on a lawful ground, having cash or not having a card isn't a crime, yet!
throw03172019 7y ago
Senor Sisig did this. Honestly it never bothered me since I never have cash anyway.

PHGamer 7y ago

whatever happened to not shopping at stores because you didnt like their terms. kinda stupid at least for the amazon store. the entire point of that model was you didnt need to deal with a register because its got your face and phone tracked. dealing with a register slows the process down.

kkarakk 7y ago
it's a stopgap solution, there still isn't a solution for poorer folk who can't afford a card(or the fees for a card). until our government issued implanted chips come around i see physical presence of a human for transactions being necessary to handle cash related issues

booblik 7y ago

So now the $10 avocado toast will become affordable?

DeonPenny 7y ago

good it was prejudice practice

Traminer 7y ago

In Italy we have exactly the opposite problem. Sob.

GaryNumanVevo 7y ago

Credit-card only stores actively shut out a lot of people. Cash customers have a large number of reasons to not use a card. Either they don't have an account in the U.S, they prefer not to be tracked, or are homeless.