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Anecodatal but: In London there are already multiple shops/restaurants/bars that no longer accept cash.
by sealjam 7y ago
Anecodatal but: In London there are already multiple shops/restaurants/bars that no longer accept cash.
- eatplayrove 7y agoSaw that recently in Copenhagen also.
- Symbiote 7y agoIt's only allowed in certain circumstances, although I don't know how well that's enforced -- some places are just very reluctant to take cash. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190227/danish-government-wants-to-allow-petrol-stations-stores-to-refuse-cash https://www.thelocal.dk/20190227/danish-government-wants-to-...
- iamphilrae 7y agoI bought a falafel wrap from a basic market stall the other day in London and they didn’t take cash at all. Makes sense- less germs, less chance of robbery, easier accounts, better chance of adhering to tax laws, and better convenience to me as a customer.
- benj111 7y ago"better chance of adhering to tax laws" That wouldn't be seen as an upside for the majority of small traders I've known. Plus its only convenient because you had the payment method they accepted.
- r3bl 7y agoI've seen the same in Amsterdam, but I believe it's important to understand why they do that. According to additional anecdotal evidence, no cash what so ever is their way of reducing the odds of a burglary. Within myriads of shops, one shop that doesn't offer cash payments is way less likely to be broken into.
- mruts 7y agoA little off topic but interesting point: In America restaurants must take cash but stores don’t. This is because once you’ve eaten you now owe a debt and cash must be accepted as payment for debts, as required by law. But if you are buying something you don’t have a debt yet, so they are free to turn you down. One way to get around this would be to eat your candy bar or whatever in the store. Now they must take your cash, or accept not getting paid I guess.
- DanBC 7y ago> One way to get around this would be to eat your candy bar or whatever in the store. That would be theft or criminal damage.
- kevinmchugh 7y agoI know people who regularly eaten or drank a store's product while shopping and then scanned the empty container at the cash register. Never heard of anyone having a problem with that.
- lotsofpulp 7y agoJust becomes some people get away with it doesn't make the practice okay. As the owner of a larger store where you're dealing with random people, you're not going to do very well if you have a policy of "you can use whatever you want and then pay for it later". Why is why none of them do, and I would have never thought that something so common sense would need to be made explicit when you enter a store.
- mruts 7y agoThat’s exactly how restaurants work. What’s different about stores? As an aside, I eat things at stores all the time. Grocery stores, convenience store, whatever. No one has ever said anything to me and no one cares. Also I drink all the time at bars and pay at the end. The idea of “tab” is very very old, and it seems to work pretty well. When I was a kid and my mom took me shoe shopping, I would always wear my shoes out of the store. Most other kids do the same things. And you pay at the end, not before! Have you considered this is just some personal hang up you have and not representative of other people? And you’re talking about common sense, but I don’t know where you live, but in America it’s very very common to eat in stores. Parents give their kid a candy bar and eat it. This happens all the time. Honestly, what you’re saying sounds a little crazy.