Re:In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail ser...
by heavyset_go on Tuesday February 22, 2022 @08:23PM
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Cash is only legal tender for debts. I can run a business that refuses cash as long as services or products are not rendered before payment. I can say that if you want to eat at my restaurant, you need to use credit or debit cards only.
Re:In our cashless society, we need to take digital jail ser...
by ddingus on Wednesday February 23, 2022 @01:16AM
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Do patrons pay after eating?
Debt
If they pay prior, not debt.
And yeah, there are times I would not choose your establishment and recommend others avoid it as well.
Being able to use cash is a basic thing I value highly. I realize we disagree, and we get to do that too.
No worries, but just know while you do you, I'm doing me.
Wish it were different.
They legally cannot, at least not in the USA, and I doubt in most countries. Thanks to the legal tender laws, businesses cannot legally refuse the legal tender, especially in its cash form. Once a deal is made and cash is offered, service must be rendered or it is considered stolen. A fun way to exploit this (before coin machines) was to go to tow truck lots, offer pennies, and then report grand theft auto to the local sheriff when they refused.