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I sold something online and was paid in cash a week ago. Since then I've tried paying with that cash in three places, all of them told me sorry, they don't take
by kristiandupont 7y ago
I sold something online and was paid in cash a week ago. Since then I've tried paying with that cash in three places, all of them told me sorry, they don't take cash. This is in Copenhagen.
- jolmg 7y agoI would have expected there to be some kind of law against the refusal of a country's own currency's cash as form of payment in any transaction. Shouldn't a government ensure that its currency is always a valid/accepted form of payment within its borders?
- crooked-v 7y agoBroadly speaking, in most countries you're always required to accept legal tender for debts, but for up-front transactions you can limit what you accept to whatever you want, whether that be credit cards or live chickens.
- mkagenius 7y ago> told me sorry, they don't take cash. Such contrast, you will not hear this anywhere in India. (Reverse is quite regular)
- jgalt212 7y agoNYC, and other cities, have outlawed or are moving to outlaw cashless stores. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/nyc-pushing-ahead-with-cashless-retail-ban-joining-neighbors https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/nyc-...
- Symbiote 7y agoI can't reliably search in Danish, but unless you're only spending the money at night, I think that's illegal. 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-...