what a ridiculous idea

Cardiff Airport yesterday, The Beer House now has no till, you have to download an app, fill in all sorts of information, choose your drinks, go to basket and submit. Then wait and wait and wait while the words ‘transaction being confirmed’ twirls around on your ‘phone, you watch this for about five minutes, then you call a waiter over. He asks if it’s ok to use your phone, he goes through the procedure again, passing the phone to you every now and then to enter personal information. He waits by your table until it’s approved, he then goes back behind the bar and gives you the thumbs up after checking their system and brings your drinks over. You drink them and go over to Costa, who take cash, and try and find a seat amongst the crowd who’ve walked out of The Beer House in frustration.

The waiter in the Beer House was marvellous and patient but hated the system, his day was filled with fiddling with customers’ phones rather than doing his proper job. Ridiculous way to run a business. Strange that Costa down there take cash now yet two weeks ago when I was there it was card only…………or have Costa cottoned on that any method of payment is better no payment at all.

As we all know, these systems when they work are wonderful.
When they don't, look out!

I prefer the barter system personally.

A cashless society means a total lack of personal independence. We're sleep-walking into a dystopian nightmare and should resist this at every opportunity.

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Cardiff Airport yesterday, The Beer House now has no till, you have to download an app, fill in all sorts of information, choose your drinks, go to basket and submit. Then wait and wait and wait while the words ‘transaction being confirmed’ twirls around on your ‘phone, you watch this for about five minutes, then you call a waiter over. He asks if it’s ok to use your phone, he goes through the procedure again, passing the phone to you every now and then to enter personal information. He waits by your table until it’s approved, he then goes back behind the bar and gives you the thumbs up after checking their system and brings your drinks over. You drink them and go over to Costa, who take cash, and try and find a seat amongst the crowd who’ve walked out of The Beer House in frustration.

The waiter in the Beer House was marvellous and patient but hated the system, his day was filled with fiddling with customers’ phones rather than doing his proper job. Ridiculous way to run a business. Strange that Costa down there take cash now yet two weeks ago when I was there it was card only…………or have Costa cottoned on that any method of payment is better no payment at all.

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Well done for championing the use of cash and I support you 100%. Keep highlighting it. It's very important. :thumbup:

I've stopped buying programmes and anything inside the stadium.

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Originally Posted by MacAdder

Not entirely sure it ever went completely away, market stalls anyway.

We have never gone completely metric.
The road signs are still shown as miles not kilometres.
Expressing ones weight is usually stones and pounds.
Joe blogs is "six foot two".

We might as well go the whole hog and go back to imperial :biggrin:

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It’s truly pathetic and confusing for kids. Very British

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Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock

Spot on.
Banks charge ridiculous amounts for depositing cash in your business account.
Having worked on a catering van recently to swipe someone's card than work out their change is much easier at busy times.
If you have had a busy day your card money is already on its way to your bank , the cash has to be stashed safely and taken to the bank.
You can only bank small amounts now at any given time , I think its down to 5k .
When I sell a vehicle now and the guy offers cash I refuse it . Just transfer the money . No dodgy notes , no trips to the bank
I cant spend the cash if we have a dodgy deal anyway.

Cash is dead long live the card.

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Fair play Jim you sound like a man who knows how to make a few quid

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Society will never go cashless. How will we pay for our drugs?

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Bank transfer.

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Originally Posted by dembethewarrior

Bank transfer.

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Hmmm. Not sure it’s a good idea for a dealer to have his transactions financially recorded.

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Hmmm. Not sure it’s a good idea for a dealer to have his transactions financially recorded.

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That's their problem.

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Hmmm. Not sure it’s a good idea for a dealer to have his transactions financially recorded.

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Even worse... it’s not a good idea for the missus to see those transactions recorded.

:biggrin:

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Hmmm. Not sure it’s a good idea for a dealer to have his transactions financially recorded.

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how's he going to do his tax returns otherwise

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Originally Posted by BLUETIT

Bought the first one for £700 cash in Spring Gardens Terrace .

I was working 4 market stalls at the time :thumbup:

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Well that clinches it...no one should have a mortgage ��

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Originally Posted by Jordi Culé

Even worse... it’s not a good idea for the missus to see those transactions recorded.

:biggrin:

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What's wrong with "food" and a transaction to a mate 👀

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Society will never go cashless. How will we pay for our drugs?

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bitcoin would be perfect

though I believe ( I watched a program about Molly dealers in the US ) lots in the US use prepaid credit cards / gift cards, you buy £20 of drugs, you hand over a £20 prepaid CC

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Originally Posted by blue matt

bitcoin would be perfect

though I believe ( I watched a program about Molly dealers in the US ) lots in the US use prepaid credit cards / gift cards, you buy £20 of drugs, you hand over a £20 prepaid CC

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Its mandy here in the UK. **** your molly :hehe:

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

Society will never go cashless. How will we pay for our drugs?

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Crypto

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Originally Posted by Optimistic Nick

Crypto

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You think the crackheads begging outside Aldi are gonna deal in crypto 🤷🏻*♂️

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Originally Posted by J R Hartley

You think the crackheads begging outside Aldi are gonna deal in crypto 🤷🏻*♂️

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When it's all legalised paying by card will be commonplace