Analysis | Paper checks are dead. Cash is dying. Who still uses them?
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Don’t be the guy who holds up the line at Safeway to spell out “sixteen dollars and forty four cents.” And maybe think twice before fishing out a twenty.
  • HalJor@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I use cash for small purchases and have an old iPhone pouch in my jacket for coins, which I use for parking meters and street musicians.

    • ripcord@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I haven’t seen a parking meter that took coins in a decade. At least. So that’s interesting.

      Of course, for the last decade I’ve been in the US where there are no coins really worth anything. But still.

      • HalJor@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        1 year ago

        I did this twice in the last week, in San Francisco, where tech is still big. “All parking meters in San Francisco accept payment by coin, pay-by-phone, and credit or debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover).” SFMTA

        Edit to add: It seems necessary that a governmental service (like parking meters) should be required to accept currency issued by the government. Refusing cash effectively removes a portion of society who can’t get or use other forms of payment. Not everyone has a bank account, credit card, or a smart phone, and they shouldn’t be required to use public services.