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Unless he means online transactions I’m also quite lost. Never seen a place that ONLY accepts cards in my life. I don’t think it’s even legal here.

brookst 2y ago
Seattle here. Many restaurants have signs saying cards only, no cash accepted. I suspect if you ate a $100 meal and only had cash they would find a way to accept it, but they at least purport to have that policy.
- noduerme 2y ago
  Oregon requires businesses to accept cash. (With some exceptions like automated parking structures). It's shocking to me that Washington doesn't. I remember going to that creepy amazon pick your own and walk out store in Seattle and thinking wow, guess that's one way to keep the homeless out. A few bars in Portland are still cash only!
  - ghaff 2y ago
    Even in Massachusetts which (theoretically) requires restaurants to accept cash, parking garages are often cash only and, of course, highway tolls require a ton of hoops if you're not just auto-billing by card. Funnily enough, I was on a Whale Watch the other day in MA which was cash only. Didn't buy anything but it was presumably because they were out of cell coverage.
    - ghaff 2y ago
      Parking garages = card only.
ghaff 2y ago
I have absolutely seen it. We could start with planes which is of course an edge case. But it's the case elsewhere as well. And even where illegal, it happens.
leftbehind 2y ago
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sebastiennight 2y ago
I've found that an increasing number of chains (eg fitness locations, some restaurants and service providers) use the no-cash policy as a way to (a) discourage staff from stealing and (b) get more valuable data on each buyer.
- Zamiel_Snawley 2y ago
  And (c) not get robbed. I’ve seen “for employee safety, no cash payment” signs in larger cities, so I always assumed that was the main reason.
Nux 2y ago
Saw many smaller shops in UK with "card only" signs. No big ones yet, though.

brookst 2y ago

Seattle here. Many restaurants have signs saying cards only, no cash accepted. I suspect if you ate a $100 meal and only had cash they would find a way to accept it, but they at least purport to have that policy.

noduerme 2y ago
Oregon requires businesses to accept cash. (With some exceptions like automated parking structures). It's shocking to me that Washington doesn't. I remember going to that creepy amazon pick your own and walk out store in Seattle and thinking wow, guess that's one way to keep the homeless out. A few bars in Portland are still cash only!
- ghaff 2y ago
  Even in Massachusetts which (theoretically) requires restaurants to accept cash, parking garages are often cash only and, of course, highway tolls require a ton of hoops if you're not just auto-billing by card. Funnily enough, I was on a Whale Watch the other day in MA which was cash only. Didn't buy anything but it was presumably because they were out of cell coverage.
  - ghaff 2y ago
    Parking garages = card only.

ghaff 2y ago

I have absolutely seen it. We could start with planes which is of course an edge case. But it's the case elsewhere as well. And even where illegal, it happens.

leftbehind 2y ago

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sebastiennight 2y ago

I've found that an increasing number of chains (eg fitness locations, some restaurants and service providers) use the no-cash policy as a way to (a) discourage staff from stealing and (b) get more valuable data on each buyer.

Zamiel_Snawley 2y ago
And (c) not get robbed. I’ve seen “for employee safety, no cash payment” signs in larger cities, so I always assumed that was the main reason.

Nux 2y ago

Saw many smaller shops in UK with "card only" signs. No big ones yet, though.