Credit-card only stores actively shut out a lot of people. Cash customers have a large number of reasons to not use a card. Either they don't have an account in the U.S, they prefer not to be tracked, or are homeless.

whatever happened to not shopping at stores because you didnt like their terms. kinda stupid at least for the amazon store. the entire point of that model was you didnt need to deal with a register because its got your face and phone tracked. dealing with a register slows the process down.

it's a stopgap solution, there still isn't a solution for poorer folk who can't afford a card(or the fees for a card). until our government issued implanted chips come around i see physical presence of a human for transactions being necessary to handle cash related issues

In Italy we have exactly the opposite problem. Sob.

So now the $10 avocado toast will become affordable?

good it was prejudice practice

Noticed it said brick and mortar. I’ve seen the practice much more prevalent with the popular food trucks. In both cases I feel like speed is essential and the moments where change is being made add up.

It is also like the article says dog-whistling the type of client you want at your establishment though.

Uber accepts cash in many countries partly because they were also cash-first economies but it'd be only fair to allow the full spectrum of the socio-economic strata to be part of the everyday life proceedings, the very founding pillar of the modern day democracy. A person shouldn't ideally be refused service on a lawful ground, having cash or not having a card isn't a crime, yet!

Dog whistling? Food trucks? It’s just convenience and reduces robberies. Also, w/re dog whistle, if the attracted and deterred both “hear” it, it’s no longer a dog whistle.

Senor Sisig did this. Honestly it never bothered me since I never have cash anyway.