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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by blendergeek on Monday January 23, 2023 @11:56PM (#34499468)
> I don't think I've seen anyone pay with cash in years. Even the old people at the grocery store use chip-and-PIN cards.

I'm not sure where you live. I work in a fast-food place on a college campus. While the students generally use their meal-plans to buy food, the moment we have a "parents' weekend" or similar event, we do a lot of cash.

It is generally poorer people (who don't have access to banks) who have to use cash (or resort to alternative banking systems that charge exorbitant fees).

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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by andirk on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @01:05AM (#34499988)
A few companies around town here in SF Bay Area started doing cashless and the community saw it as a red flag as it clearly disadvantages certain groups in our community. A couple of those places I frequented took back cashless from said pushback.
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Re:Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes by extra88 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @08:18AM (#34503173)
According to this [0], it's illegal for retail businesses to not accept cash in San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York City and the states of Massachusetts and New Jersey.

[0] https://www.cashmatters.org/blog/right-pay-cash-now-protecte...

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