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Re:San Francisco Bans Cashless Stores by kgoltsov on Saturday August 24, 2019 @02:54PM (#20788986)
Not to mention privacy issues. I like using Square, but now my email gets sent around to any store I visit. Even with a regular credit card, they already get my full name from any transaction.

Plus with cash, you've made the payment and you're done. You don't have to check if the charge was correct, or if you bank account has enough money to cover it, or if the purchase will affect your credit utilization significantly.

Re:San Francisco Bans Cashless Stores by votepaunchy on Saturday August 24, 2019 @06:06PM (#20790025)
> or if you bank account has enough money to cover it, or if the purchase will affect your credit utilization significantly

You’re still doing this with cash since you need to be certain to have sufficient funds in bills and coins before making each payment. And there is more safety in a high credit limit or checking balance than carrying large quantities of cash.