General Cashless 'viral infection'?

Oxymoron said:
There are much more pressing reasons not to use the tax-avoiding bastards than whether they are card only......
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If you concerned about outlets avoiding tax, then it’s got to be payment by card- those payments cannot be hidden.
 
Haunted Pencil checking in .........................

A "bottle of pop" refers to any fizzy drink from the corner shop as the Corona lorry doesn`t come around anymore.

In this instance it was Diet Coke. :ROFLMAO:
 
LowerSouth said:
If you concerned about outlets avoiding tax, then it’s got to be payment by card- those payments cannot be hidden.
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But that’s not true in Starbucks case. They take card and still don’t pay tax. So might as well pay cash in there.
 
@Sarge This is something of a concern for me too. Maybe we should compose a name and shame list of companies who are now limiting, or not accepting cash altogether?
 
Oslernorth said:
@Sarge This is something of a concern for me too. Maybe we should compose a name and shame list of companies who are now limiting, or not accepting cash altogether?
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In the case of some places like cafes it's probably used like loud music and hard chairs - to keep 'old people' out!
 
The only two places I use that are still cash only are the Blackbird and a greengrocers in Godalming. All of the stalls on my local market now take card, as the new card readers that link to a phone seem to be pretty cheap, and if you don't take card they'll be missing out on sales. I think All Bar One in town has been card only for a while.
What I don't like is restaurants where the menu is online only and you have to order through their app - or it is very strongly encouraged to use the app. A friend who is a bar manager says it is a barrier to upselling, for instance she could ask a group of drinkers if they'd like some shots to go with their prosecco. Or she finds that for instance one person orders a mojito, and then she gets five more separate orders on the app as their friends want one too - would be much easier to make six all at once.
 
MarkG said:
The only two places I use that are still cash only are the Blackbird and a greengrocers in Godalming. All of the stalls on my local market now take card, as the new card readers that link to a phone seem to be pretty cheap, and if you don't take card they'll be missing out on sales. I think All Bar One in town has been card only for a while.
What I don't like is restaurants where the menu is online only and you have to order through their app - or it is very strongly encouraged to use the app. A friend who is a bar manager says it is a barrier to upselling, for instance she could ask a group of drinkers if they'd like some shots to go with their prosecco. Or she finds that for instance one person orders a mojito, and then she gets five more separate orders on the app as their friends want one too - would be much easier to make six all at once.
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During the plague, the village of Eyam in the Derbyshire Peak District used a boundary stone whereby they could exchange money, goods and medical supplies with the neighbouring unaffected/infected village of Stoney Middleton: http://smhccg.org/village-history/the-boundary-stone/. The stone had 6 holes drilled in the top, where money could be left for said goods. The holes were filled with vinegar to disinfect the coins.

I expect the 'Bird had a similar arrangement during Covid restrictions.....
 
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For some strange reason, I am suddenly feeling slightly nauseous...
 
MarkG said:
The only two places I use that are still cash only are the Blackbird and a greengrocers in Godalming. All of the stalls on my local market now take card, as the new card readers that link to a phone seem to be pretty cheap, and if you don't take card they'll be missing out on sales. I think All Bar One in town has been card only for a while.
What I don't like is restaurants where the menu is online only and you have to order through their app - or it is very strongly encouraged to use the app. A friend who is a bar manager says it is a barrier to upselling, for instance she could ask a group of drinkers if they'd like some shots to go with their prosecco. Or she finds that for instance one person orders a mojito, and then she gets five more separate orders on the app as their friends want one too - would be much easier to make six all at once.
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That sounds dreadful, if i go out i want to interact with the waiting staff and ask questions etc. I havent come across any places like that though, Im prob too old and square
 
werthersoriginal said:
That sounds dreadful, if i go out i want to interact with the waiting staff and ask questions etc. I havent come across any places like that though, Im prob too old and square
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I went out for a business lunch with two other people a couple of weeks ago. The menu was only available online and you had to order everything through the menu. A bit naff, as either all three of us had to be on the phone or to pass a phone about so everything was on the same order. The ordering app was pretty clunky and although we had a server to bring stuff to the table, interaction was minimal. MarkG is right, if a traditional waiter/waitress had come over and offered a sweet or a coffee we might well have spent more - as it was we couldn't be bothered fiddling about with the app any more and just paid up after the main.
 
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