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> You don't accept cash or credit cards? Goodbye. Where did you encounter such a restaurant? I'd estimate that 99.9% of restaurants accept credit in the US ba
by NavinF 5y ago
> You don't accept cash or credit cards? Goodbye.
Where did you encounter such a restaurant?
I'd estimate that 99.9% of restaurants accept credit in the US based on the anecdote that I've only had to pay 1 restaurant in cash over the last decade.
How would a restaurant refuse both credit and cash? Do they make you pay before eating?
- lowercased 5y ago> How would a restaurant refuse both credit and cash? Might have been at a Czech place. ;)
- moelf 5y agothese are everywhere in China now. They use WeChat pay or Alipay :) I haven't been there in almost 3 years so it must have gotten a lot worse now, I doubt I can survive next time I visit.
- atatatat 5y agoPlenty of guides on registering burners for this app, no?
- moelf 5y agohow am I suppose to have a burner bank account to use with it? don't forget mobile number are associated with your identity in China
- biztos 5y ago> associated with your identity in China Isn’t this true everywhere, just not effectively enforced? You are generally supposed to provide ID and a street address to the phone company when your number is activated. Some places treat that as just a formality and will take any number and address in the right format, but at least in the EU it’s the law and they have to “require” it. Are straight-up burner phones a la “The Wire” still a thing in the US?
- driverdan 5y ago> Are straight-up burner phones a la “The Wire” still a thing in the US? Of course. Why would you have to provide an ID to buy a prepaid SIM card?
- swiftcoder 5y agoQuite a few places went to online-only payment during the pandemic. And while you can pay online with a credit card, you can’t actually pay by presenting the physical card at point of sale - which is argue counts as “not accepting credit cards” for a significant minority of the population (those without smartphones, primarily)
- arp242 5y agoI don't have any of this stuff set up on my phone either, and I don't tend to have my credit card with me at all times either. So even with a phone I wouldn't be able to pay.