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> Most businesses don’t even accept cash anymore. Really? I've been using cash almost exclusively for the past several months and haven't had any real problems
by steelframe 2y ago
> Most businesses don’t even accept cash anymore.
Really? I've been using cash almost exclusively for the past several months and haven't had any real problems. Sure, the overpriced hipster vegan Thai place in the McMall district may not take cash, but the family-owned ramen restaurant a couple miles down the road is more than happy to do so. Personally I find the "won't take cash" attribute to be a strong indicator that the business isn't worth supporting.
- chefandy 2y agoI've encountered nearly no businesses that don't accept cash and I pay with cash all the time. The lower-income end of the working class makes up a huge percentage of our economy, and it's an extremely cash-centric demographic. But even then, I've got a friend who sells fine handmade jewelry and some folks came in and bought like a 30k piece from her in cash because they owned a cash-only business. I can't imagine anyone existing outside of a ultra-gentrified corporate enclave that would encounter nearly any businesses that don't accept cash, let alone most. Maybe they just never see anyone use cash because they're not in a socioeconomic segment where it's still the standard?