> “Some people of all ages do not have debit or credit cards
If you have a bank account you at least have the option to have a card.
They said bollocks like this back in 2005 when chip and pin was introduced in Ireland.
“Journalism” my arse.
What I hate about tapping in this country is they try and take the card off you so they can tap for you or they hide the screen from you so you can’t see the price and just show you the tap section. Just present me the device so I can see what I’m tapping for and let me do it myself
I (used to) go to London a bit and they always present it straight to you
Businesses are as much being driven away from cash by banks as anything else like. For years banks have been reducing counter staff numbers, reducing cash handling hours, even only taking cash on specific days in an effort to force us all to card based banking. Ulster Banks years ago announced they were going cashless and had to 180 because it just wasn’t what their customers needed.
Any business who doesn’t have the ability to open at least on cash till, even on an emergency basis is just being silly. But the banks make it fucking tough to lodge your business cash and screw ye on the charges for the pleasure too
I use mostly cash but I sometimes use my debit card also. If I got be honest I prefer using cash and I don’t want to totally move to a cashless society.
With the way banks are currently shutting up shop in this country and bank fees etc I wouldn’t be too happy not having the choice to withdraw cash. I feel like banks would definitely cash in on it somehow.
Maybe I’m just being a bit old fashioned but I don’t like the sound of it.
I’m in London and never use cash. It was also frowned upon during the pandemic and is still not greatly appreciated by cashiers, it seems. I went to the bank to lodge a cash gift yesterday and it was so bloody stressful.
It’s awful for those who are not up to speed with how it all works now. A BOI clerk was so nasty to my mum when she wasn’t able to use the electronic machine to do what she needed. I ripped that clerk a new one, so I hope she hasn’t played that game on the elderly since.
I really wish Dublin bus would get their shit together and transfer to card tap
Are taxis going out of business now?
No sympathy. Get with the times.
Is there actually a NEED for cash anymore? Do we have to spend our resources on printing money and minting coins?
I spent a year in Sweden and never used cash. Worked brilliantly
honestly, I wish more businesses would take card, its so hard being back in my hometown and the local chipper only accepting cash
A cashless society seems like a nightmare tbh, banks knowing exactly what you’re doing and where you’re doing it. No thanks. I don’t need my bank manager knowing I’m ordering 100€ worth of pints for last orders on a Wednesday night.
I hate cash only businesses, not because they’re the most likely to be dodging tax, but because they don’t carry enough spare change when I go to pay with a €50 note. It nearly always ends up with a sad cashier handing me what appears to be his last couple of €20 notes after I tell him I’ve nothing smaller.
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> “Some people of all ages do not have debit or credit cards
If you have a bank account you at least have the option to have a card.
They said bollocks like this back in 2005 when chip and pin was introduced in Ireland.
“Journalism” my arse.
What I hate about tapping in this country is they try and take the card off you so they can tap for you or they hide the screen from you so you can’t see the price and just show you the tap section. Just present me the device so I can see what I’m tapping for and let me do it myself
I (used to) go to London a bit and they always present it straight to you
Businesses are as much being driven away from cash by banks as anything else like. For years banks have been reducing counter staff numbers, reducing cash handling hours, even only taking cash on specific days in an effort to force us all to card based banking. Ulster Banks years ago announced they were going cashless and had to 180 because it just wasn’t what their customers needed.
Any business who doesn’t have the ability to open at least on cash till, even on an emergency basis is just being silly. But the banks make it fucking tough to lodge your business cash and screw ye on the charges for the pleasure too
I use mostly cash but I sometimes use my debit card also. If I got be honest I prefer using cash and I don’t want to totally move to a cashless society.
With the way banks are currently shutting up shop in this country and bank fees etc I wouldn’t be too happy not having the choice to withdraw cash. I feel like banks would definitely cash in on it somehow.
Maybe I’m just being a bit old fashioned but I don’t like the sound of it.
I’m in London and never use cash. It was also frowned upon during the pandemic and is still not greatly appreciated by cashiers, it seems. I went to the bank to lodge a cash gift yesterday and it was so bloody stressful.
It’s awful for those who are not up to speed with how it all works now. A BOI clerk was so nasty to my mum when she wasn’t able to use the electronic machine to do what she needed. I ripped that clerk a new one, so I hope she hasn’t played that game on the elderly since.
I really wish Dublin bus would get their shit together and transfer to card tap
Are taxis going out of business now?
No sympathy. Get with the times.
Is there actually a NEED for cash anymore? Do we have to spend our resources on printing money and minting coins?
I spent a year in Sweden and never used cash. Worked brilliantly
honestly, I wish more businesses would take card, its so hard being back in my hometown and the local chipper only accepting cash
A cashless society seems like a nightmare tbh, banks knowing exactly what you’re doing and where you’re doing it. No thanks. I don’t need my bank manager knowing I’m ordering 100€ worth of pints for last orders on a Wednesday night.
I hate cash only businesses, not because they’re the most likely to be dodging tax, but because they don’t carry enough spare change when I go to pay with a €50 note. It nearly always ends up with a sad cashier handing me what appears to be his last couple of €20 notes after I tell him I’ve nothing smaller.
Get a card then.