| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) 15:54 - Oct 7 with 3753 views | Hipsterectomy |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 22:13 - Oct 7 with 1426 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 17:55 - Oct 7 by GlasgowBlue |
It’s all well and good in practice but it nearly caused a riot at Hillsborough last month when one of the terminals went down at half time and sone jobsworth told people who had been queueing fir ten minutes to go to the back of another long queue. |
I don't use cash but it should be law to have to accept it - IMHO |  |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 22:36 - Oct 7 with 1401 views | xrayspecs |
Are they no longer accepting postal orders?
Google it youngsters. |  | | |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 00:39 - Oct 8 with 1369 views | Churchman |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 18:11 - Oct 7 by gtsb1966 |
Be interesting to see who carries cash on here. Since covid I haven't used cash for anything apart from takeaways. I don't carry it anymore. |
I always carry a little cash. Habit and back up. But it’s used rarely now. Cashless venues have been around for some while in London, though nothing like now. I personally am ok with it.
However, I understand the point about disenfranchising the elderly and possibly young people and that’s not good. But as the time passes it’s clear which way things are going. |  | | |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 00:51 - Oct 8 with 1368 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 00:39 - Oct 8 by Churchman |
I always carry a little cash. Habit and back up. But it’s used rarely now. Cashless venues have been around for some while in London, though nothing like now. I personally am ok with it.
However, I understand the point about disenfranchising the elderly and possibly young people and that’s not good. But as the time passes it’s clear which way things are going. |
When I went to see Guns and Roses the other month in Tottenham it was cash only in the pub next door. I had predicted this might be the case so I packed a few quid on the hip.
Problem though at £13 a G&T in the bar next door I ran out of dough. I said to the barmaid that I was out of cash so I had better split and then she magically found a card machine.
Even Rushmere Takeaway accept a card now although they still deny it until you turn to leave. | |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 01:41 - Oct 8 with 1356 views | hoppy |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 19:08 - Oct 7 by DJR |
Fair point. Time has moved on since we were young, and there's no real point harking back. |
Reminiscing isn’t what it used to be, is it? |  |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 06:47 - Oct 8 with 1310 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 00:39 - Oct 8 by Churchman |
I always carry a little cash. Habit and back up. But it’s used rarely now. Cashless venues have been around for some while in London, though nothing like now. I personally am ok with it.
However, I understand the point about disenfranchising the elderly and possibly young people and that’s not good. But as the time passes it’s clear which way things are going. |
I keep a couple of twenties in my wallet in case of emergency but they’ve been in there for ages.
I use my Apple Watch to pay, which is great. But a couple of times I’ve fine to use it in a supermarket and the wallet has been updating, which pissed off a few behind me in the queue. |  |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 09:14 - Oct 8 with 1284 views | stopmoaning |
This is like them moaning about them not taking cheques. |  | | |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 09:38 - Oct 8 with 1273 views | DJR |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 09:14 - Oct 8 by stopmoaning |
This is like them moaning about them not taking cheques. |
I think things haven't been the same since the groat ceased to be legal tender. |  | | |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:36 - Oct 8 with 1242 views | hoppy |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 09:38 - Oct 8 by DJR |
I think things haven't been the same since the groat ceased to be legal tender. |
 when did that happen? | |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:48 - Oct 8 with 1238 views | TractorWood |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 22:13 - Oct 7 by Lord_Lucan |
I don't use cash but it should be law to have to accept it - IMHO |
Why should the government dictate the commercial operations of business? Most businesses don't have the staff to run to the bank every day or so. It also attracts crime if people know they are holding cash overnight.
The cash economy props up an enormous amount of unquantifiable tax evasion, money laundering and other really damaging stuff. |  |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:56 - Oct 8 with 1212 views | jeera |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:48 - Oct 8 by TractorWood |
Why should the government dictate the commercial operations of business? Most businesses don't have the staff to run to the bank every day or so. It also attracts crime if people know they are holding cash overnight.
The cash economy props up an enormous amount of unquantifiable tax evasion, money laundering and other really damaging stuff. |
To ensure all services are available to everyone?
I never understand the pushback on this.
I use a card for 99% of the time but I don't harbour any ill-will toward those who rely on using cash. Why is there such a clamour each time this comes up as though everyone is somehow personally affected by the odd person needing to use cash.
The tax evasion we should all be concerned about isn't a fiver here and there for someone who has cut the elderly neighbour's lawn.
Someone with special needs or in tight circumstances might be better served with an amount of cash they understand they have available for the week and so be able to manage their money better.
It seems mean-spirited to have such a hard stance on this.
Someone running to the bank every day? Surely using the argument that not many people use cash now is the same argument against that being a problem. It wouldn't need banking that often at all. [Post edited 8 Oct 2022 11:57]
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 09:38 - Oct 9 with 1143 views | Lord_Lucan |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:48 - Oct 8 by TractorWood |
Why should the government dictate the commercial operations of business? Most businesses don't have the staff to run to the bank every day or so. It also attracts crime if people know they are holding cash overnight.
The cash economy props up an enormous amount of unquantifiable tax evasion, money laundering and other really damaging stuff. |
I know.
Very frustrating. | |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 09:53 - Oct 9 with 1119 views | Radlett_blue |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:56 - Oct 8 by jeera |
To ensure all services are available to everyone?
I never understand the pushback on this.
I use a card for 99% of the time but I don't harbour any ill-will toward those who rely on using cash. Why is there such a clamour each time this comes up as though everyone is somehow personally affected by the odd person needing to use cash.
The tax evasion we should all be concerned about isn't a fiver here and there for someone who has cut the elderly neighbour's lawn.
Someone with special needs or in tight circumstances might be better served with an amount of cash they understand they have available for the week and so be able to manage their money better.
It seems mean-spirited to have such a hard stance on this.
Someone running to the bank every day? Surely using the argument that not many people use cash now is the same argument against that being a problem. It wouldn't need banking that often at all. [Post edited 8 Oct 2022 11:57]
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It's purely a business decision. Cash is difficult to deal with and involves many different and awkward processes, which involve extra cost. It therefore doesn't make financial sense for a business to incur the extra cost to deal with a tiny minority of people, who typically spend only a small amount. Whether you like it or not, business is driven by a desire to maximise profit. |  |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 23:28 - Oct 9 with 1061 views | jeera |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 09:53 - Oct 9 by Radlett_blue |
It's purely a business decision. Cash is difficult to deal with and involves many different and awkward processes, which involve extra cost. It therefore doesn't make financial sense for a business to incur the extra cost to deal with a tiny minority of people, who typically spend only a small amount. Whether you like it or not, business is driven by a desire to maximise profit. |
I understand how business works thanks.
"Cash is difficult to deal with and involves many different and awkward processes, which involve extra cost". What different and awkward processes? You don't even have to use a counter nowadays, you shove your card into a machine and it even counts it for you and credits in to the account.
Not much there in the way of difficulty really.
As for "a tiny minority of people, who typically spend only a small amount" I would say that's just the mean-spirited mentality I was thinking of.
Verging on rather nasty really. Accessing services including entertainment should exclude a minority now? Crikey.
No, as Lucan alluded to, if you're running an enterprise you have a responsibility to make those services available to all who may wish to use them.
Bear in mind there will be more groups of people than will be immediately obvious to those who don't need to give it much thought.
Again, it's the same attitude in that you seem to be saying that if it doesn't affect you then it doesn't matter.
Yes, there are costs and guess what, in business there are costs. But as it's a minority the cost won't be damagingly high. [Post edited 9 Oct 2022 23:35]
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 08:49 - Oct 10 with 1004 views | DJR |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 23:28 - Oct 9 by jeera |
I understand how business works thanks.
"Cash is difficult to deal with and involves many different and awkward processes, which involve extra cost". What different and awkward processes? You don't even have to use a counter nowadays, you shove your card into a machine and it even counts it for you and credits in to the account.
Not much there in the way of difficulty really.
As for "a tiny minority of people, who typically spend only a small amount" I would say that's just the mean-spirited mentality I was thinking of.
Verging on rather nasty really. Accessing services including entertainment should exclude a minority now? Crikey.
No, as Lucan alluded to, if you're running an enterprise you have a responsibility to make those services available to all who may wish to use them.
Bear in mind there will be more groups of people than will be immediately obvious to those who don't need to give it much thought.
Again, it's the same attitude in that you seem to be saying that if it doesn't affect you then it doesn't matter.
Yes, there are costs and guess what, in business there are costs. But as it's a minority the cost won't be damagingly high. [Post edited 9 Oct 2022 23:35]
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I think it probably has more to do with the speed of transaction on busy Saturdays than cost, especially as many people these days don't even ask for a receipt. But the irony is that there used to be charges for using cards in certain situations, and some smaller retailers don't accept card transactions below a certain amount because of the cost. | | | |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:39 - Oct 10 with 971 views | Gogs |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 17:32 - Oct 7 by FrimleyBlue |
Of course and I accepted that when I said following others that have done it. But as a whole I think it's generally wrong to take away a person's choice and wrong to cast aside a certain demographic.
Its the way of the world tho so it's something we are all going to have to get used to. Buses here are no longer giving any change.. requesting card payments only etc. Won't be long before they stop cash altogether. |
For what it’s worth, I don’t think it is the way of the world. Not the bits of the world I’ve been to recently anyway. Malta, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, France, never had any cashless only options there that I recall. Maybe truer in places like US/ Australia etc. Seems more of a UK thing, and particularly London. Busker at Tottenham Court Road had a contactless card reader for £2 donations last week. That was a new one on me! |  | | |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:56 - Oct 10 with 940 views | J2BLUE |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 18:11 - Oct 7 by gtsb1966 |
Be interesting to see who carries cash on here. Since covid I haven't used cash for anything apart from takeaways. I don't carry it anymore. |
I carry £15 around in my phone case. Other than that, it's generally an inconvenience. |  |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:59 - Oct 10 with 928 views | hoppy |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 11:56 - Oct 10 by J2BLUE |
I carry £15 around in my phone case. Other than that, it's generally an inconvenience. |
I currently have just £1 in my pocket, which I used for the trolley at the supermarket yesterday - no notes in my wallet. | |
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| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 14:25 - Oct 10 with 876 views | strikalite |
I still try and use cash here and there, for the people out there helping other people out with odd jobs etc... |  | | |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 23:08 - Oct 10 with 820 views | ClareBlue |
| Planet blue to be cashless only (n/t) on 15:58 - Oct 7 by SitfcB |
Won’t somebody think of the homeless!?!
This was announced a few months back it would be happening but no doubt someone will moan.
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A bit off topic, but aren't the staff in Planet Blue friendly. I was in at the Portsmouth game and they were all so pleasant and helpful. One gave me a genuine smile when handing the cool Ipswich bag over to me. It made my day. | | | |
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