That a Vodafone shop wouldn’t accept cash in payment and it pissed me off?

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So as the thread suggests then AIBU because a branch of Vodafone wouldn’t accept cash and it pissed me off?

I went into a Vodafone store around 4 weeks ago to buy a £20 memory card and I was aghast when the sales advisor told me that they didn’t accept cash because it was ‘a hassle’ and that paying by card was easier for the shop, it wasn’t the end of the day or anything like this where they had counted all their profits for the day.

I didn’t have my debit card with me that day so I went elsewhere to buy it but I was really pissed off, what if I was purchasing a brand new iPhone 8, or whatever the latest one is, at over £700 then would they have been happy for me to walk out their shop and spend that money elsewhere.

I have always suspected that actual cash will be done away with one day but not for a good few years at least and not in a Vodafone shop.

I didn’t look into this, I was just pissed off and wondered if any of you ladies/gents had experienced this and if so where, when and for how much?

I stopped working for voda a year ago and cash free had started then.
It was great from a staff point of view, no more hanging around after hours to count cash /deal with discrepancies all while not being paid.

walked past our local Big Issue office which has posters offering vendors contactless payment readers. Wondering whether that increases sales for vendors - probably does!

walked past our local Big Issue office which has posters offering vendors contactless payment readers.
These contactless payment readers can be hired short term or bought for use by charities.The company i work for have hired some for a short fundraising campaign

Considering Vodafone is a mobile network, and makes money from monthly payments on sim plans and simply offers financing on phones (the overwhelming majority of which goes to the manufacturer). If you came in to buy the latest iPhone cash OR card I’d tell you we don’t sell them outright. Makes us zero cash. (From a Vodafone sales adviser)

Zombie thread.

Sure, it's a zombie, but isn't it fascinating how things have changed in under five years! This is from just before Covid hit and everything changed. I didn't realise at first and it was so odd to read.