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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:But Most places these days have battery backup to protect their systems. We have a UPS on every PC and a generator for the building. We never lose power.  Just curious, what's your plan B when the battery die and there's no fuel for the generators? |
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It has to be logically conceded that a well administered credit card system is almost an essential tool in a well run business.
It depends on which trusted employee is allowed to use them, and under what conditions.
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Just curious, what's your plan B when the battery die and there's no fuel for the generators? To what I said earlier, if it gets to that I doubt our customers are worrying about our doors being closed. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If a business doesn't accept cash I will politely decline to do business with them. It is as simple as that. Our currency system should not be totally at the mercy of hackers or overzealous despots, if our money becomes electronic it becomes much easier to manipulate. In this age of mass identity theft you would think people would be less complacent about this issue.
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12/27/2017 6:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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But Most places these days have battery backup to protect their systems. We have a UPS on every PC and a generator for the building. We never lose power. #65532; The Atlanta airport could have used this information, but maybe they aren't as important as your lunch. But seriously folks, as a gesture of public service, I will accept all of that nasty cash that will soon be unusable. |
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United States
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Our currency system should not be totally at the mercy of hackers or overzealous despots, if our money becomes electronic it becomes much easier to manipulate. But it already is. Barely ten percent of the US Money supply is represented by cash and coin. The rest is represented by all of the various deposits in our financial and banking system. And just how do you think they account for those deposits? |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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As a cashier, I find it interesting people pay with plastic for such small purchases like a pack of gum or a bottle of pop. The statements must get awful long!
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United States
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As a cashier, I find it interesting people pay with plastic for such small purchases like a pack of gum or a bottle of pop. The statements must get awful long! Sure, but who really cares how long it gets? Most people are now paperless, just download it in your format of choice. I do love reviewing my end of the year statement. The CSV file I download can be sorted on any field, of course; I can see how much I spent for certain things (food, gas, bills, etc) and where. |
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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I've seen this in Food Courts as well. There are lots of places that do not handle cash and they usually have signs. I paid with cash at a Krogers the other day and the cashier took it, counted it, and washed his hands with hand sanitizer. Nobody pays with cash in grocery stores anymore.
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Pillar of the Community
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I never owned a credit card. Quote:
I actually had to go to my mother (me being in my 50's) to get a rental! I'm very curious about these replies. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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United States
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Some recent surveys suggest even millennials yet choose cash more often than is generally supposed. Interesting articles. That second link, the survey seems to only ask one question "Of the following, which is your preferred way of paying and getting paid back by friends and family?" Says nothing about buying from vendors, shops, restaurants, etc. I wonder how those numbers compare to older generations. I did not mention it explicitly in this topic, but have said here and there in that the children of millennials will probably be the first to go totally cashless (whether by choice or force is yet to be seen). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've read related topics on this site. I remember a discussion of how much easier it would be for interest rates to go negative in a cashless society.
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Pillar of the Community
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what's your plan B when the battery die and there's no fuel for the generators? Taken from the Brown's playbook - PUNT!  |
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United States
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Quote:Taken from the Brown's playbook - PUNT!  |
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