Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything
by laumars on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @10:55AM
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The "I only have my debit card on me. What's your minimum spend" conversation used to be annoying. Thankfully that's been less of an issue since contactless as shops now often expect you to pay for small items on card.
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Re:Why Germans pay cash for almost everything
by oneeyedpigeon on Tuesday August 08, 2017 @11:03AM
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Contactless is wonderful, especially now the receipt for smaller items is effectively being phased out; couldn't the receipt-handling just get handed over to banks, ultimately? That could be really useful...
I still use cash, probably more than the average. There are just a handful of situations - paying for a newspaper, or at my local bakery - where it feels more 'natural' to me to use cash, but I'm sure that feeling will go eventually!