More U.S. businesses banning cash

[Guy]

I'm surprised by this.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-u-s-businesses-banning-cash/

 

[zippypinhead]

That's a clickbait fluff piece, anecdotally citing a single business, linking another story that anecdotally cites another single business, and providing no real evidence to support the implication. Are there statistics to back up the claim, or do we have to rely upon the currency trend expertise of some dude in NYC who owns a taqueria?

 

[Guy]

That's a clickbait fluff piece, anecdotally citing a single business, linking another story that anecdotally cites another single business, and providing no real evidence to support the implication. Are there statistics to back up the claim, or do we have to rely upon the currency trend expertise of some dude in NYC who owns a taqueria?

https://www.eater.com/platform/amp/...&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true

 

[dilligaf0]

I don't think it's legal for a business to refuse to take cash for a transaction.

 

[Guy]

I don't think it's legal for a business to refuse to take cash for a transaction.

Its only illegal in Massachusetts. Says that in the second article I linked.

 

[Slapstick]

I don't think it's legal for a business to refuse to take cash for a transaction.

Order a drink on your next flight and try to pay cash. Most airlines have been credit only for in flight purchases for years.

 

[Fatquack]

Order a drink on your next flight and try to pay cash. Most airlines have been credit only for in flight purchases for years.

Not in Europe, not only do they accept cash, they usually accept multiple currencies.

 

[Slapstick]

Not in Europe, not only do they accept cash, they usually accept multiple currencies.

True, but the article was about US businesses not accepting cash and lots of US businesses have not accepted cash for a long time.

I believe the only entity required to accept legal tender (cash) is the government.

 

[CrashPad]

My apartment complex will not accept cash. As was mentioned, airlines do not take cash. There must be other examples I cannot think of.

 

[SaffronBurke]

Order a drink on your next flight and try to pay cash. Most airlines have been credit only for in flight purchases for years.

Weird, any flight I've been on was cash-only.

 

[Guy]

Weird, any flight I've been on was cash-only.

Some REGIONAL airlines are cash-only.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-airlines-aadvantage/1839890-paying-cash-drinks-planes.html

 

[SaffronBurke]

Some REGIONAL airlines are cash-only.
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/american-airlines-aadvantage/1839890-paying-cash-drinks-planes.html

I don't know what airlines they were. One was a funky-ass Kansas City to Chicago to Atlanta flight (it was the cheapest option on Priceline? idk, I didn't buy the tickets), the other was a direct flight from Des Moines to Phoenix. I'm not sure if either of those counts as "regional" or not, I just know that I had to pay cash for my in-flight vodka cranberry.

 

[Bocefish]

I'm surprised by this.

Why?

 

[Guy]

I don't think it's legal for a business to refuse to take cash for a transaction.

consumerist.com/2013/02/25/court-rules-airline-doesnt-need-to-accept-cash-for-in-flight-purchases/

 

[dilligaf0]

To put it simply, if a business doesn't accept cash, they don't deserve my patronage.

 

[Ronaldod]

Here in Holland we have some supermarkets experimenting with plastic only and in some coffee bars is plastic only. And its is the preferred payment method at most gas station as it will keep the robbers away. And following the statistics 55% of all the payments are now with debit cards and 0,5% with credit cards. Rest is still cash.