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At least they'd take cash if the computer wasn't broken. That's getting quite rare in the UK.
by timthorn 2y ago
At least they'd take cash if the computer wasn't broken. That's getting quite rare in the UK.
- physicsguy 2y agoNot really? I've only really seen people not taking cash at trendy street food stalls and bougie coffee shops, pretty much everywhere else does.
- orf 2y agoIn London it’s really common
- physicsguy 2y agoAt where though? The example given was in 711 which is a nationwide chain a bit like a Tesco Express or Sainsbury's Local, both of which still accept cash nationwide in the UK too.
- xdennis 2y agoAldi, apparently. That's where Piers Corbyn couldn't buy strawberries with cash. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/piers-corbyn-splits-opinion-latest-30601946 https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/piers-corbyn-splits-op...
- timthorn 2y agoNot just indie coffee shops - chains too. Pubs, clothes shops... Even the Raspberry Pi store
- jeffhuys 2y agoNetherlands is the worst at this. More and more “PIN ONLY”. Also more and more tight rules about how much you're allowed to have. Luckily I can just give someone a paper wallet containing crypto. No transactions, no traceability, no rules.