| Good to see some common sense returning..... 07:39 - Sep 14 with 4825 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
"The number of people who live “largely cashless lives” – defined as either using no notes or coins at all, or using them only about once a month – had been rising every year for some time, and hit 23.1 million in 2021. But in 2022 the trend went into reverse, falling to 21.6 million."
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/sep/14/cash-payments-rise-in-uk-as-peo
"Cash use has been in long-term decline, but the banking body UK Finance said the cost of living crisis had prompted many people to turn back to “tangible” physical money to help them manage their budgets." |  |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 07:55 - Sep 14 with 3078 views | StokieBlue |
Surely if both options are available it's a personal choice rather than common sense?
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 09:53 - Sep 14 with 2947 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 07:55 - Sep 14 by StokieBlue |
Surely if both options are available it's a personal choice rather than common sense?
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But they aren't! | |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:02 - Sep 14 with 2908 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 07:55 - Sep 14 by StokieBlue |
Surely if both options are available it's a personal choice rather than common sense?
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Cash is becoming less of an option for people. Loads of places now only take card or contactless.
Bank charges for businesses depositing cash are far more punitive then ever. I pay several hundred pounds a month just for the privilege of banking cash takings. |  |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:03 - Sep 14 with 2892 views | giant_stow |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:02 - Sep 14 by GlasgowBlue |
Cash is becoming less of an option for people. Loads of places now only take card or contactless.
Bank charges for businesses depositing cash are far more punitive then ever. I pay several hundred pounds a month just for the privilege of banking cash takings. |
Several hundred a month?! Wtf?! |  |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:11 - Sep 14 with 2862 views | J2BLUE |
I'm card only with £15 tucked away in my phone case which has been used about two times in the last decade.
Once on Christmas Day at a Felixstowe cafe when my mum was doing that dip in the sea thing for charity and once when driving through Burger King. |  |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:11 - Sep 14 with 2861 views | Vaughan8 |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:02 - Sep 14 by GlasgowBlue |
Cash is becoming less of an option for people. Loads of places now only take card or contactless.
Bank charges for businesses depositing cash are far more punitive then ever. I pay several hundred pounds a month just for the privilege of banking cash takings. |
If we say they charge you 1% (which is think it probably more than most), so £200 in charges would be paying in £20,000 a month?
I'm guessing if you took it on a card machine it would be pretty similar?
I think most people not using cash is for ease. If I ran a business, I'd much rather just take card payments, than have to take money to a bank/post office to pay it in. If you're driving there thats more of an expense/time etc.
Also, you have a ready made "record" in your bank from all the incomes going straight in. You don't even need to record anything. |  | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 13:33 - Sep 14 with 2662 views | DinDjarin |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:02 - Sep 14 by GlasgowBlue |
Cash is becoming less of an option for people. Loads of places now only take card or contactless.
Bank charges for businesses depositing cash are far more punitive then ever. I pay several hundred pounds a month just for the privilege of banking cash takings. |
As opposed to how much on card transaction fees? |  | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 14:18 - Sep 14 with 2610 views | Lion |
Its not really practical all the time, but everyone should make the effort to use cash as much as they can. The government would LOVE it if they could get rid of cash, its all about monitoring and control and rinsing every little bit that they can, I firmly believe they would do it in a heartbeat if they could. Don't let it happen! | |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 15:20 - Sep 14 with 2564 views | The_Flashing_Smile |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 14:18 - Sep 14 by Lion |
Its not really practical all the time, but everyone should make the effort to use cash as much as they can. The government would LOVE it if they could get rid of cash, its all about monitoring and control and rinsing every little bit that they can, I firmly believe they would do it in a heartbeat if they could. Don't let it happen! |
In what way are the government controlling me when I use my credit card? |  |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 15:22 - Sep 14 with 2559 views | WD19 |
In my experience this is likely driven by the amount of shops whose ‘machine is not working’ or take ‘cash only’ recently. Feels like an epidemic. |  | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 15:52 - Sep 14 with 2522 views | giant_stow |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 15:20 - Sep 14 by The_Flashing_Smile |
In what way are the government controlling me when I use my credit card? |
You didn;t ask me but I think the primary worry is tracking what you spend and where, then how this info could be used. There's been some stuff on how big data can be used to predict actions for instance.
The big fear to my mind is that If everyone becomes reliant on cards / cash become obsolete, then a future, possible dodgy govt will have the power to shut people out of society / determine what can and can't be bought / control the population through the most base of means. | |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 18:21 - Sep 14 with 2416 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:02 - Sep 14 by GlasgowBlue |
Cash is becoming less of an option for people. Loads of places now only take card or contactless.
Bank charges for businesses depositing cash are far more punitive then ever. I pay several hundred pounds a month just for the privilege of banking cash takings. |
And we get told it's consumer choice to go cashless. | |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 18:56 - Sep 14 with 2374 views | Plums |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 15:52 - Sep 14 by giant_stow |
You didn;t ask me but I think the primary worry is tracking what you spend and where, then how this info could be used. There's been some stuff on how big data can be used to predict actions for instance.
The big fear to my mind is that If everyone becomes reliant on cards / cash become obsolete, then a future, possible dodgy govt will have the power to shut people out of society / determine what can and can't be bought / control the population through the most base of means. |
I was in China recently and credit cards are virtually obsolete. It's cashless apps WeChat or Alipay everywhere. Some places take cash but it's not really wanted. A taxi driver will ask you to scan their QR code and confirm the fare and it's all done. We had to eat in our hotel on the first night because nobody had the means to pay in a restaurant.
I asked how the older generation fared with it and was told 'they just have to'.
It was an interesting glimpse into the future... |  |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 19:06 - Sep 14 with 2358 views | MattinLondon |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 18:21 - Sep 14 by BanksterDebtSlave |
And we get told it's consumer choice to go cashless. |
To a certain extent it is consumer choice to go cashless as electronic payments dwarf cash transactions - just a basic evolution of demands and behaviour. If cash was the undoubted king then the number of card only businesses would be very very small.
Whereas it’s quite common for for businesses to be ‘card only’ I doubt very much if supermarkets or large chains such as B&Q will go completely cashless anytime soon. |  | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 19:21 - Sep 14 with 2330 views | Mach_foreignBlue |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 14:18 - Sep 14 by Lion |
Its not really practical all the time, but everyone should make the effort to use cash as much as they can. The government would LOVE it if they could get rid of cash, its all about monitoring and control and rinsing every little bit that they can, I firmly believe they would do it in a heartbeat if they could. Don't let it happen! |
This is what left want. One of the WEF targets have been to implement a cashless society to make way for the 'New World Order'.
And all this s**t about digital ID.
As you say don't let it happen. |  | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 19:51 - Sep 14 with 2292 views | ronnyd |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 15:22 - Sep 14 by WD19 |
In my experience this is likely driven by the amount of shops whose ‘machine is not working’ or take ‘cash only’ recently. Feels like an epidemic. |
The takeaway in Tallou Ct. on Moreton Hall in Bury has been cash only since it opened. That was about three or four years ago. | | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 19:57 - Sep 14 with 2281 views | Butterbing |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:02 - Sep 14 by GlasgowBlue |
Cash is becoming less of an option for people. Loads of places now only take card or contactless.
Bank charges for businesses depositing cash are far more punitive then ever. I pay several hundred pounds a month just for the privilege of banking cash takings. |
You take so much cash that it costs hundreds to deposit it ? Yet, cash is less of an option. Waffle as usual. |  | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:00 - Sep 14 with 2278 views | HankScorpio |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 19:21 - Sep 14 by Mach_foreignBlue |
This is what left want. One of the WEF targets have been to implement a cashless society to make way for the 'New World Order'.
And all this s**t about digital ID.
As you say don't let it happen. |
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| I expect nothing from you, except to die and be a very cheap funeral. |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:02 - Sep 14 with 2266 views | Mach_foreignBlue |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:00 - Sep 14 by HankScorpio |
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Your posts' history is exceptional. | | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:03 - Sep 14 with 2262 views | StokieBlue |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 19:21 - Sep 14 by Mach_foreignBlue |
This is what left want. One of the WEF targets have been to implement a cashless society to make way for the 'New World Order'.
And all this s**t about digital ID.
As you say don't let it happen. |
What a load of rubbish.
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:03 - Sep 14 with 2264 views | HankScorpio |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:02 - Sep 14 by Mach_foreignBlue |
Your posts' history is exceptional. |
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| I expect nothing from you, except to die and be a very cheap funeral. |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:08 - Sep 14 with 2248 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 19:57 - Sep 14 by Butterbing |
You take so much cash that it costs hundreds to deposit it ? Yet, cash is less of an option. Waffle as usual. |
Here we go again.
Not posted since May and your only three posts since your return are pops at me. You are so obvious.
Cleaner was slightly amusing, but you're div listed along with your other user names. [Post edited 14 Sep 2023 20:15]
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:22 - Sep 14 with 2179 views | mutters |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 14:18 - Sep 14 by Lion |
Its not really practical all the time, but everyone should make the effort to use cash as much as they can. The government would LOVE it if they could get rid of cash, its all about monitoring and control and rinsing every little bit that they can, I firmly believe they would do it in a heartbeat if they could. Don't let it happen! |
Sod that. Cash is a pain in the bum these days. I rarely carry it and when i do and use it often the vendor looks at me as if i am from Norfolk (have two heads).
The only thing I will miss about it is the art work on the notes (i've collected a fair few notes from various countries, love looking at them).
If you want anonymity, then crypto is the way to go these days |  |
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| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:29 - Sep 14 with 2154 views | BloomBlue |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 10:02 - Sep 14 by GlasgowBlue |
Cash is becoming less of an option for people. Loads of places now only take card or contactless.
Bank charges for businesses depositing cash are far more punitive then ever. I pay several hundred pounds a month just for the privilege of banking cash takings. |
Genuine question, how much are you charged per transaction when the customer uses a card/app.
I was chatting last week with an owner of a small cafe and he was saying if a customer spends £5 he only receives £4.80 from the card/app company. Whereas if the customer pays with cash then he receives all of the £5.
Which is why he only accepts cash payment if its under £10 |  | | |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 20:32 - Sep 14 with 2136 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Good to see some common sense returning..... on 18:56 - Sep 14 by Plums |
I was in China recently and credit cards are virtually obsolete. It's cashless apps WeChat or Alipay everywhere. Some places take cash but it's not really wanted. A taxi driver will ask you to scan their QR code and confirm the fare and it's all done. We had to eat in our hotel on the first night because nobody had the means to pay in a restaurant.
I asked how the older generation fared with it and was told 'they just have to'.
It was an interesting glimpse into the future... |
No link there then between authoritarian statist regimes and cashless. Luckily we in the West are free!' | |
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