Yes understand about the phone. Tbh I’m always utterly amazed at how the market and small fairs etc accept contactless now. With those little handheld Bluetooth gidgets
How do you pay for things?
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Cleaning isn’t it. All fronts for money laundering operations like those hand car washes
Cleaning isn’t it. All fronts for money laundering operations like those hand car washes
If they’re accused of laundering at least they can say they’re a launderette!
I included banks in my old man diatribe precisely for that reason.
Everything going digital will be the end of protest and revolution, and will make it even easier for the rich and powerful to shut down protest and dissent, mark my words! The flick of a switch by any sinister (or stupid) party and your digital life and ability to eat could be over.
Looby
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I mostly still use my card, mainly out of habit rather than preference. I did get Apple Pay when I left my purse at home and needed fuel 50 miles away.
I use my phone for drive thru coffee etc as it’s usually out and charging. I keep meaning to add all my payment and loyalty cards to my Apple wallet then probably would use it more.
Rarely use cash now and I’ve got 20 quid in my purse that I think has been there at least 2 months. I tried to use it today for a car wash but I didn’t have enough.
I use my phone for drive thru coffee etc as it’s usually out and charging. I keep meaning to add all my payment and loyalty cards to my Apple wallet then probably would use it more.
Rarely use cash now and I’ve got 20 quid in my purse that I think has been there at least 2 months. I tried to use it today for a car wash but I didn’t have enough.
Cash comes out of the same system you know.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
My sister runs an all cash business (a Laundrette) no phones or cards there 
. If people turn up without cash , they get change from the newsagents next door but have to buy something so he's very happy with the arrangement. She supplies change to the newsagents & the pub opposite, so they don't have to get change from the bank. Pubs & newsagents are still using cash (although some pubs are card only , not annoying for me but unfair on those who like using cash) .
. If people turn up without cash , they get change from the newsagents next door but have to buy something so he's very happy with the arrangement. She supplies change to the newsagents & the pub opposite, so they don't have to get change from the bank. Pubs & newsagents are still using cash (although some pubs are card only , not annoying for me but unfair on those who like using cash) .
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and nail places.Cleaning isn’t it. All fronts for money laundering operations like those hand car washes
Looby
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Also both prime businesses for trafficking and modern slavery.
marty21
One on one? You're crazy.
My dad would have hated all this phone/card payment malarkey, he only died 6 years ago , never used credit cards or debit cards , it was cash all the time. He never used cash points either, mum or one of my sisters would have to get the cash out for him.
Mum on the other hand, loves using her contactless.
Mum on the other hand, loves using her contactless.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
Card mainly.
Then phone.
Then cash.
Then phone.
Then cash.
I quite like the table service in pubs that occurred during the pandemic. That’s the norm in most European places I’ve visited so why not here?
Although we still weren’t trusted to get a whole evening on tick and had to pay for every round as it happened.
Although we still weren’t trusted to get a whole evening on tick and had to pay for every round as it happened.
MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
My Dad loves debit/credit cards including contactless but he has never had a problem with new tech. My Mum no longer has any cards, has her dementia has got worse, my sister has confiscated them all off her to stop her being scammed. Which is a good job really since she was apparently persuaded by one of these telephone scams to send them money until his cunning plan fell apart when she told him she would have to post him the money.
LDC
Normie ultra left and proud
Card nearly exclusively and sometimes cash, although increasingly rarely. Was much more cash pre-pandemic, but that'll never come back. Stopped using a taxi firm here that only took cash, was a right pain. Not put payments on my phone, vaguely resistant to it, but not for any logical reason really, just don't see the need for it. Find buying tickets for trains etc. on my phone brilliant, saves loads of time and effort. Booked ticket to work today while in bed reading, previously would have had to go to station early, and then queued and bought a paper ticket which seems like something from the 1900s now.
In terms of the limitations of phones I had a Galaxy S2 (?) at one point where it would switch itself off with a Samsung logo flashing and then decide to correct itself within any time from a minute to hours.
My travel tickets were on the fucking thing.
Needless to say that was the point I jumped from Android to Apple. Apple has its own issues of course but never as bad as that.
My travel tickets were on the fucking thing.
Needless to say that was the point I jumped from Android to Apple. Apple has its own issues of course but never as bad as that.
You can store cash in mattresses and underpants
blossie33
trailer trash
Yes, my parents (passed away around the same time) were like your father - they never used their card, always got cash from the bank. Before Mom died I had to get authority from Lloyds to cash cheques on her behalf as her sight was failing - I used to joke with her about getting extra out for myself!
Maybe that’ll yield more interest..
weltweit
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I can remember helping my dad to get cash out of a cashpoint which was a little problematic because he had to bring his diary with him in which was written his pin number.
On balance I thought it perhaps best that he continue writing a cheque to cash in the actual bank.
On balance I thought it perhaps best that he continue writing a cheque to cash in the actual bank.
I don't want your dirty money...
Seems not every route or train company does etickets. Tried to get some recently, only offered the post option, which I think they charged extra for. Or for me at least, the totally pointless more hassle get a code and print them at the station thing.
SO I just bought them at the desk.
Which meant queuing.
FWP etc.
weltweit
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Parking last week, the free slots were all gone so I went to the carpark where the machine wanted a minimum of 20p for half an hour, I started with a 10p followed by a 5p and then realised I couldn't make up the 20p in silver and it didn't take coppers and wouldn't print a ticket for 15p .. swearing at the machine I had to put a quid in to get any sort of a ticket at all.
Not a happy bunny.
And when I was leaving there were no arrivals for me to gift my ticket to which also wrankled.
Not a happy bunny.
And when I was leaving there were no arrivals for me to gift my ticket to which also wrankled.
This sort of thing is a problem with contactless payment machines TBF.
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Thora
Differently Ethical
I was in a little village community run shop the other day and they accepted contactless with no minimum payment!Yes understand about the phone. Tbh I’m always utterly amazed at how the market and small fairs etc accept contactless now. With those little handheld Bluetooth gidgets
Taxis and buses do here too.
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