Yesterday, at my local Co-op and the butcher's. I could have paid with a card at both places, but, like several previous posters, I find it easier to keep track of spending if I use cash. Of course, this might be due to my age (63) and the fact I grew up using cash. Other people (especially younger ones) might have a very different take on this. But I'd think it pretty sad if we did away with cash altogether. And I think that having the option (not a requirement, but an option) to use cash is for the benefit of small retailers as well as consumers. I really agree with this post from @Thunderpunt :
I wish people would recognise how much it costs small business to take card transactions and use cash more where it's accepted. Some jump in accusing businesses of trying to avoid tax, but the truth is it costs thousands each year to process card transactions. My annual bill for merchant bank charges plus the rental of the machine runs to over £2k for the past 12 months. Inevitably those costs have to be passed on by way of price increases. Cash on the other hand holds its value, £20 remains £20 and all I pay out is the VAT on it.
Incidentally, a poster yesterday said: I was in the local supermarket last week and the guy in front gave the young cashier cash and the poor kid looked like a rabbit in the head lights, she had no idea what to do. I find this pretty weird. What retail worker has really never handled cash, and has never been trained to do so?