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That's the best solution - improved privacy and sometimes even reduced gas prices when using cash.
by oil25 7y ago
That's the best solution - improved privacy and sometimes even reduced gas prices when using cash.
- Cthulhu_ 7y agoThat would imply that cash is preferred, but, cash at a gas station - or any shop - is an attractor for robberies. At least with a skimmer the damage is purely financial, with robberies, especially in the US, there's a big risk of gun violence on top of that. Can't rob someone that doesn't have cash, is all I'm saying.
- mulmen 7y agoYou can absolutely rob a person that does not have cash though. Even ignoring the value of personal electronic devices credit cards themselves can be a target. You might be able to eventually unwind the financial impact but that doesn't deter robbery.
- excalibur 7y agoWhat you're describing sounds more like a mugging. He was talking about armed robbery of a convenience store. Is it possible to hold them up at gunpoint, forcibly take some of their card-processing equipment, and exfiltrate some money or credit card numbers that way? Probably, but that's not exactly the path of least resistance.
- mulmen 7y agoIt's possible to steal a box of candy bars, or a case of beer, or the iPad cash register and on and on. Cash is not the only valuable a robber can target. Having large amounts of it on hand may make you a more appealing target but it is only one type of valuable.
- lotsofpulp 7y ago> You might be able to eventually unwind the financial impact but that doesn't deter robbery. Fewer and fewer people having anything on them to rob will deter robbery over time.
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- nkrisc 7y agoUntil you find yourself escorted to an ATM at gunpoint.
- majormajor 7y agoThis is why I don't carry a debit card tied to my main bank account. Just a "ATM only" account that I keep low.
- reaperducer 7y agoCash is clearly preferred, as every gas station I can remember in the last 20 years offers a discount for paying cash.