Cashless society

Have posted about this previously, so forgive me if you’ve read this before, but my old man used to pay mine and my brother’s school fees in readies. He said the school bursar used to count it out in front of him and never blinked once at him paying that way. Always thanked him when she’d finished counting it.

Imagine trying to do that today!
 
mexico1970 said:
It makes you wonder what the percentage of hand to mouth minimum wage workers still use cash so they can budget properly, and people are trying to take that system away from them for no other reason that THEY don't like it, seriously what has it got to do with them?
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It can't be taken away whilst some people can't get bank accounts.

A lot of places are not allowed to take cash to prevent money laundering, some as it is easier for them, but a big one is to stop staff robbing. Football stadia were rife for staff pocketing cash an one of the first venues to insist on cash only. The last time I saw a cash turnstile in the PL was boxing day 2003.
 
Corky said:
It can't be taken away whilst some people can't get bank accounts.

A lot of places are not allowed to take cash to prevent money laundering, some as it is easier for them, but a big one is to stop staff robbing. Football stadia were rife for staff pocketing cash an one of the first venues to insist on cash only. The last time I saw a cash turnstile in the PL was boxing day 2003.
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Yet commerce had continued to thrive for thousands of years even though employees were robbing employers blind ;-)

It'll be a sad day for civilization as a whole if cash is phased out, every time the wife uses the card at checkout I still get that twinge of the card declined happening, saying that I always have cash with me.

Again the only place I go to that just accepts card is the Etihad and by the sounds of it they need to have a rethink on who they're hiring mate.
 
mexico1970 said:
Yet commerce had continued to thrive for thousands of years even though employees were robbing employers blind ;-)

It'll be a sad day for civilization as a whole if cash is phased out, every time the wife uses the card at checkout I still get that twinge of the card declined happening, saying that I always have cash with me.

Again the only place I go to that just accepts card is the Etihad and by the sounds of it they need to have a rethink on who they're hiring mate.
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The original reason why things started to cost 1.99, 3.99, etc is because it forces the employee to give change, which means they had to ring it through the till.
 
I'm With Stupid said:
The original reason why things started to cost 1.99, 3.99, etc is because it forces the employee to give change, which means they had to ring it through the till.
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Really? The first time I've ever heard that.

Always assumed it was a physiological thing so you sub coconsciously thought it was £1 "something" rather than £2.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Have posted about this previously, so forgive me if you’ve read this before, but my old man used to pay mine and my brother’s school fees in readies. He said the school bursar used to count it out in front of him and never blinked once at him paying that way. Always thanked him when she’d finished counting it.

Imagine trying to do that today!
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You'd probably have to fill in at least one form if not more.
When I moved into working in the foreign exchange department on P&O we had to pass an anti money laundering examination before we could start handling any transactions. Quite a handy cop out for the company is we the individual were legally accountable and not the company if somebody slipped through the net. It was a bit of a minefield . Suspicious transactions, linked transactions, the sanctions list, regular large transactions list and so on. Anybody wanting to change £2,000 or over had to provide a photographic form of id and all their details entered onto the computer. I dealt with a lot of outraged, "You can't tell me I can't change my own money unless I give you my id!" Comments. Actually I could otherwise I was liable to the sack and possible legal action. The outrage was tedious and pointless, they all complied in the end lol.
 
gordondaviesmoustache said:
Have posted about this previously, so forgive me if you’ve read this before, but my old man used to pay mine and my brother’s school fees in readies. He said the school bursar used to count it out in front of him and never blinked once at him paying that way. Always thanked him when she’d finished counting it.

Imagine trying to do that today!
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Ergh you might have scored an own goal there Gordon me ol mucker.
Withington Comprehensive School didn't charge any fees.
Was the (cough) bursar a Conservative Councillor and a Mason by any chance ?
I mean, you only lived on Ladybarn Lane but he sent you away for 3 months at a time !
 
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