Starbucks don't take cash

[CoastalWave]

AIBU to think this is ridiculous?

Took DS yesterday for a treat after school with his birthday money. We only spent £8 but as he handed over his £10 we were told, sorry we don't take cash anymore, card payments only.

Is this just the start of the slippery slope down to a cashless society ?

Really annoyed me!

But you could say that about not standing up for anything. It's the stupidest argument I've ever heard. Yes, one person might not change anything but if more people did the same then it would start to make a difference.

And as for the Karen comment, catch yourself on 🙄

It depends on the area. My local Starbucks stake again cash - SW London/ Surrey.

Starbucks have been cashless a long time. I buy my son a gift card for when he goes with friends.

Completely agree.

The thing with cards is that you need several to be sure they work at all times which if you are watching how much you spend can be a bit problematic.

I don't understand this - you've described two cash only places but the rest of the post seems to contradict this?

It will impact on people who rely on tips to supplement their income, and it will also impact hugely on charities that have donation boxes on the counters of hundreds and thousands of pubs, cafes, newsagents, chip shops, supermarkets, off-licences etc and rely on that constant trickle of small change ( and sometimes larger donations) as part of their income.

I've noticed an increasing number of places going cashless, I don't like it but I suppose its a case of taking your business elsewhere if you choose to.
I do wonder what those who never have cash do if they need to pay someone a small amount who isn't a business. For instance if you ask a neighbour to do you a favour by buying a box of tea bags whilst they are at the supermarket are you going to go to the bother of getting their bank details, logging into your bank and sending them £1 rather than just hand over a coin when they give you the box?

Wilko started adding a penny to the card reader if you wanted as no one was donating to their charity, I see that has stopped now

I discovered this the other day, made me furious.

i actually prefer card, it suits my life but i acknowledge there are a huge amount of people who can’t use cards for various reasons - the homeless, those with severe debt, the undocumented. Nobody should be unable to buy a hot drink or something to eat because they can’t access a bank account.

and of course, the other implications like cyber hacking - i remember Barclays having issues several years ago while I was away in London - I was alone with only one card and a couple of quid to my name for several hours and that was scary enough - I try to always have a few quid safely away now!!

Most people under 30 don’t use notes and coins these days. Plus as a business notes +coins is trouble.

Starbucks (at least my local one) have rescinded the no cash rule. I agree it was ridiculous as teens will often have cash and no card.

If most or all transactions become digital, I would like to see more money that has been taken by scammers fully traced and recovered.

I have send money to others to their bank account or www.paypal.com/paypalme/

It's hard to use the cash. I've got £100 as refund in the summer and I was never able to spend it. Everytime I rememer to try, the places are card only. The cash sat in my wallet for months until I got to the bank and deposited it.

@RedRiverShore2 that's exactly what I was thinking 😉

DC1 school bus is card only. All the teens have cards.

In fact DC1 says many use Apple or Google pay.

I'm the same as you @CoastalWave , cash out then I have to stick to my budget
I would have gone elsewhere
They may prefer cards but cash is a legal tender

If cash is accepted everywhere as a method of payment and your bank account(s) get(s) frozen, you can still buy things in cash. (Yes, this assumes you have some cash withdrawn, which is a good practice anyway.)

If cash is commonly not accepted everywhere as a method of payment - or worse, if cash is no longer accepted anywhere as a method of payment, you cannot buy anything. You are completely shut out from society and reliant only on the goodwill of others around you to buy something for you. You can't buy food.

Even assume it's not political, just a banking error or you're wrongfully being investigated for fraud or there's been a mix-up and it was applied to your account over someone else's with the same name or something.

Because most people these days are either too selfish or too stupid or both to think about the wider, mostly negative, implications.

It wouldn't bother me. My mum and my best friend work in hospitality and have many scary encounters. The most recent being my friend being walked with a knife to her throat to the safe to empty it and they took thousands. It would make their job much safer, and take much less time, if all payments were electronic.

I always have cash on me. I don't want a random 99p Haribo purchase to have to go on my bank statement.

For the school bus, I can't imagine given her 2 x £1 in coin each day. That's such a hassle. I'm sure most parents finds it easier to transfer £10 a week for the bus, which you can set up a standing order for, then to go to the bank and withdraw 10 £1 coins each week.

The teens who don't have cards probably either live in London and have a zip travel card or walk or driven to school?

I'm sure they'll lose weeks of sleep over that..

If someone steals a card they can use it several times for purchases up to £100 a time so it's likely you'd lose more than if you had a few quid in cash nicked.