Sainsburys checkout lady said that “lots of people are switching back to cash just now”

[Harpings]

I know it’s just one checkout person. But is this something others have noticed/ are doing? Just wondering if so and why it would be ?

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yes I would say in my peer group of mums it’s mostly seen as dated to use cash. But I wondered if younger generation maybe knew something I didn’t. I got the impression somehow that checkout person was referring to what her generation (younger) were doing

I heard a while back that more and more businesses are phasing out cash and this annoyed me so I often use cash at my local shop now, the more people do it the less likely they will phase out. Have not done supermarket shop with cash in years.

My mum hates using her card she doesn't have she likes to withdrawn her money to budget and pay for things.

I am a card person! I never carry cash, I don’t even take my purse anymore as I use Apple Pay I can even take cash out of a cash machine with it I found the other day! Only cash I ever use is for school type things eg non uniform day!

All big big spends are put on a credit card for the extra protection.

It wouldn’t surprise me if people are going back to cash, it’s much easier to budget and you don’t just tap it certainly made me look at what I am actually spending/buying (or it did years ago)

A lot of places now don’t do cash as well, it’s all cards - but I guess those places will just lose the business of people wanting to use cash.

I see this often on here and wonder where the posters live, Im not sure I could think of anywhere I shop that doesn't take cash and its the same when I visit family in other areas

A family member works in a shop and he's mentioned before that the amount of cash they take is pretty much back to pre covid levels.

Three shops in my village only take cash. One of the owners drives a Porsche, I wonder how 🤔

I think many are thinking more about cash and have concerns that cash will not exist in future, so perhaps a case of use it or lose it. It is easier for visually impaired that cannot read the tiny numbers on contactless machines. We regularly visit a coastal resort where many places only accept cash. I think people should have the option to pay cash if they want to, it’s legal tender. I have stopped visiting a certain restaurant chain, as you can no longer pay in cash, card only. I can see the benefits for the restaurant, but not for the customer. And definitely a much easier option if you have a tight budget, seeing the notes coming out of your purse, focus’ the mind more too much you are spending, rather than just tapping a debit card. I am old enough to remember, my relatives budgeting by putting money in tins for rent, rates, utilities, life ins etc. they knew exactly what was coming in and out, didn’t use credit

There’s also concerns that physical banks and cash points are disappearing quickly, so some people (mainly elderly) who don’t use online banking etc will be badly affected.

So some people are deliberately using cash to make sure that the cash system doesn’t disappear over night.

Edinburgh was awful for everything being by card. The cafes there also wanted you to sit down and order online and everywhere seemed to be card only. I much prefer to pay cash and didn’t like that aspect at all.

I prefer cash. My friends roll their eyes but it’s so much easier to see how much I have left for the day and any coins get put in a piggy bank at the end of the day. In one month I had £50 in coins- that paid towards a day out 🙂

I meant to say. Mum doesn't have the Internet so no Internet banking so she likes to check what she's spending.

I can see the benefit in a shop/restaurant not having to handle cash from a security angle, but to not take legal tender seems wrong to me.

have noticed the opposite TBH! I still use cash for food shops ,and card payments for everything else. 8 self service tills in M and S, only 2 are cash .Down to 1 last Friday. The lady next to me said she thinks all big shops want to be cashless now as its easier for them

I hate the order by QR code nonsense It's unnecessary just come and take my order !

I rarely use cash now. I have a separate bank account that I transfer my available money for spending over to which works well for me when it comes to budgeting.

realistically there is a place for both in society but some of the “cash is king” posts on social media make me seriously roll my eyes!

I am a big fan of cash. It is the only way I have learned how to budget. I started doing it in my early 40s and I use an old fashioned envelope system. Of course a lot is done by standing order and I do use my card selectively, but overall, I much prefer cash, it feels more real.

I have also brought my children up to know about cash and budgeting overall. I never learned financial management at all when I was younger and ended up in a lot of debt as a young adult.

I know that a cashless society is inevitable and I will adapt when I have to, but will use cash as long as I can. It is getting very difficult though as all of the banks in my town have closed down.

I’ve noticed at the self-service tills at the local supermarket, a lot of people use cash. It’s card only at some of the tills and there is always an extra queue of people who are not using a card.

Yes be careful ordering via qr codes, I read a while back that they have been many scams connected to this, by putting another qr code over the top of the official one.

I only use cash at my local yarn shop, as the prices for the card machine are horrendous for her. I don’t use it anywhere else if I can help it. Conspiracy theorists who harp on about cash being king make me less inclined to listen to them.

Also no pubs/Restaurants here take cash now.Also out at NT place recently .There was a notice in the tea room "Card only" Luckily I had mine with me .Go hungry if not!

You must use cash it’s so important no good will come from cashless society. I’m glad more people are using cash it needs to be an upward trend

There's a conspiracy thing going around Facebook at the moment, I saw it when I was nosying on the profile of a friend's new boyfriend 😬 A rather confusing message about refusing to pay bank charges so we don't lose cash altogether.

Personally I hate cash, I like being able to see every transaction. I only carry an emergency £10 and a card wallet, no more heavy purse full of coins I'd never spend because nothing costs less than £5 anymore.

The thing with cash is that £20 is always £20 , it goes around and around . No card companies taking a percentage of the £20 thereby making it for instance £19.50 and so on

Budgeting is definitely easier with cash. When I was getting out of debt I would take out my money's money and put it into envelopes. The £200 for groceries was all I had and if my shopping went over I had to put things back. When I paid on my card it was easy just to swipe and let myself go over budget.

Yes I've noticed this in my workplace. Not a huge footfall as most people buy online but our in person customers are using cash now, I had to remember what to do with the till 🤣