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MicaelS

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50. Really?

Mon Jan 27, 2020, 08:47 PM

Jan 2020

And what will you do when there is a system crash, and no digital transactions can be made?

How do plan to eat?

Before you accuse me of being a Luddite, I am in favor of tech, not just with this one.

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New York On Track To Ban Cashless Stores And Restaurants [View all] appalachiablue Jan 2020 OP

Why are there cashless stores - robberies? Talitha Jan 2020 #1

Mgmts claims they don't have to hassle with security issues & robberies appalachiablue Jan 2020 #2

And in some cases they also don't need to employ the use of armored car services SoCalNative Jan 2020 #26

Cash has to be held & physically carried to a bank. Or secure courier paid to do it. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2020 #16

It's the government and the bankers that want a cashless system. Hotler Jan 2020 #23

The underground economy would disappear without cash Mosby Jan 2020 #24

Businesses often like cashless. Igel Jan 2020 #36

Correct MosheFeingold Jan 2020 #38

No cash, no cashiers. meadowlander Jan 2020 #54

I always wanted to push this when the airlines did it. Arthur_Frain Jan 2020 #3

The catch is Codeine Jan 2020 #32

Yeah, I'm not sure I agree with you unless there's some esoteric ruling I'm unaware of. Arthur_Frain Jan 2020 #45

But it's not a debt Codeine Jan 2020 #46

Popular misconception jberryhill Jan 2020 #51

I can't imagine Chinese Restaurants in NYC going cashless. BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #4

It's become a big thing in large urban areas in the last few years. appalachiablue Jan 2020 #5

They certainly must trust technology BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #6

Several years ago there was a post on this topic in the lounge, appalachiablue Jan 2020 #7

Because they cheat. Mosby Jan 2020 #25

I'm sure that's true Freddie Jan 2020 #28

Yep, cash only businesses are usually Codeine Jan 2020 #33

They could have other problems jberryhill Jan 2020 #53

That explains it. BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #39

Good. dalton99a Jan 2020 #8

Too much reliance on digital systems can cause havoc. alwaysinasnit Jan 2020 #9

Had a recent experience with a cashless coffee shop. cab67 Jan 2020 #10

Good rpannier Jan 2020 #11

Good Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #12

Cashless society with bank branches every 1/4 mile bucolic_frolic Jan 2020 #13

Unless it's a big ticket item, I only use cash. OnlinePoker Jan 2020 #14

Why do I care if a bank knows Codeine Jan 2020 #43

Good Blues Heron Jan 2020 #15

My favorite breakfast place only takes cash SomewhereInTheMiddle Jan 2020 #17

That's a fundamental misunderstanding Codeine Jan 2020 #34

As an individual, you can choose to accept cash, or not... Happy Hoosier Jan 2020 #41

There's plenty of stores that "underbanked" people can't shop in ... Meeker Jan 2020 #18

upsides/downsides to being cashless melm00se Jan 2020 #19

The security one is BS because there's always a cash tip jar Blues Heron Jan 2020 #22

You're missing at least 2 downsides Cal Carpenter Jan 2020 #29

Not only that, but what about power outages? smirkymonkey Jan 2020 #49

Great, all for this. MicaelS Jan 2020 #20

I've lived in NYC all my life Polybius Jan 2020 #21

There Are A Growing Number of Them Me. Jan 2020 #27

Wish this would be the law everywhere. I_UndergroundPanther Jan 2020 #30

When most places I've run into say "cashless," Igel Jan 2020 #37

This should be the law everywhere including Government agency OneCrazyDiamond Jan 2020 #31

Cashlessness is inevitable. Codeine Jan 2020 #35

Lots of Luddites here it seems. NT Happy Hoosier Jan 2020 #42

It's kind of a running theme in these parts. nt Codeine Jan 2020 #44

The society that's most cashless? Probably the Chinese. mwooldri Jan 2020 #47

Really? MicaelS Jan 2020 #50

I'm not saying it is good or bad Codeine Jan 2020 #52

So the store will close and jobs in NYC will be lost. brooklynite Jan 2020 #40

One of the most popular restaurants in my town is cash only. Coventina Jan 2020 #55

Delighted to hear it...perhaps it should expand to fill the void. brooklynite Jan 2020 #56

They're a family business. They have no desire to expand. Coventina Jan 2020 #57

IN which case the decision to accept cash or not will be left up to the businesses already in NYC brooklynite Jan 2020 #58

Apparently not, according to this news story. Coventina Jan 2020 #59

Good Raine Jan 2020 #48