Availability is almost ubiquitous. There are some places—"trendy" stores in urban areas, ma-and-pa stores in rural—that don't accept credit/debit cards for vari

Availability is almost ubiquitous. There are some places—"trendy" stores in urban areas, ma-and-pa stores in rural—that don't accept credit/debit cards for various reasons. The further away from a city you go, the more likely you are to be stuck in a place that's cash-only, but there's almost always a store that accepts it somewhere around you. The frustration was probably due to implementation. Every store, even stores in the same franchise, handle cards differently. Some don't make you sign under a certain dollar amount (an amount that's different in each store), some let you swipe before the person is done ringing you up, some have annoying menus you have to trawl through (supermarkets are known for this... "Would you like to donate $1 to the X charity for sick X's? [YES] [NO, I AM HEARTLESS]"), some require you to tell the cashier if you want credit or debit, some make you show them your card (GameStop). There are even some that need to bust out one of these: http://i.imgur.com/EDlLYt9.jpg http://i.imgur.com/EDlLYt9.jpg For me, at least, it's still easier than dealing with cash.