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In reply to the discussion: Do you think doing away with cash is a good or bad idea ? [View all]lpbk2713
(42,738 posts)61. Some places require a minimum purchase for debit card use.
The grocer I shop at requires $7 minimum purchase for instance. If I only wanted to stop in real quick for one item, say a dozen eggs, I'd have to get a few other things even if I was in a hurry if I couldn't use cash. But I suppose a cashless world could be refined and tweaked to preclude this sort of thing.
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There are millions of people who do not qualify for bank accounts and debit cards.
xtraxritical
Mar 2013
#59
It's reached the point where I'm annoyed when someone pays in cash in front of me.
randome
Mar 2013
#16
Where are you rushing off to that is so important that 5 minutes would diminish
Luminous Animal
Mar 2013
#60
I usually have the opposite experience. Most times it takes the card longer than cash. nt
ieoeja
Mar 2013
#82
I use my debit card a lot...but Yogi says cash is just as good, as money...
Historic NY
Mar 2013
#30
Everywhere, forever? What if the power goes out, or the bank computers are hacked?
Demeter
Mar 2013
#51
After the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, all the big grocery stores closed their
Luminous Animal
Mar 2013
#56
bad idea. Psychologically it hurts more to give your cash away than to swipe a card.
liberal_at_heart
Mar 2013
#71
There would always be a need to have to be something to barter with wether you call it cash
Cleita
Mar 2013
#81
Bad. Why would I trust the banks and financial institutions with ALL my assets?
Common Sense Party
Mar 2013
#88