West coastal. I recently made a $1300 transaction in cash, and while the business was able to accommodate me, it took them five minutes, two drawers, and creat

West coastal. I recently made a $1300 transaction in cash, and while the business was able to accommodate me, it took them five minutes, two drawers, and creative accounting to generate $74 in change. They were surprised to see a cash transaction. $1300 probably puts me in the top 20% of their transactions. I once lost my keys to my car, and called a locksmith, he drove a van out to the neighborhood and provided two new locks for a cost of $700. When I started putting cash out to pay he said "holy shit" and his mannerisms changed. He then insisted he is good for repeat business. Considering the interaction happened between 11pm-1am on a Wednesday, and he took no record of my identity, I wonder what type of repeat business he was expecting from me. I often see trendy places with staff running around with a tile or square or whatever, often operating by a teenager. I'm unsure if they have cash, and if they know how to keep a drawer that would count correctly with receipts. I imagine some of them will straight up refuse cash. There aren't all horror stories. Anyone working a cash register in a gas station, convenience store, smoke shop, or grocery store will actually be prepared to take your physical concurrency.