Cashless society

[moXJO]

It’s happening boys and girls, I am currently travelling across the corn fields of the USA, and even in the rural USA the hotel I checked into in a town known as the corn milling centre of the USA has gone Cashless.

Even tips to the cleaners are now digital, you scan a QR code in your room and pay your tip.

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Abundance of guns and crime so no surprises. US is one place I would use cashless. They actually have palm print scanning in some places. You just register your palm print.

 

[divs4ever]

i just wouldn't go the the US

London during the IRA bombing campaign was exciting enough thanks

 

[farmerge]

Abundance of guns and crime so no surprises. US is one place I would use cashless. They actually have palm print scanning in some places. You just register your palm print.

Mob of half baked nuts when it comes to their gun laws and th gun lobby.

 

[TimeISmoney]

I guess this bloke won't be using the cashless system that often.

 

[JohnDe]

Tuesday night I had to go to the chemist and decided to have dinner out as well with my wife. The car park had one of those machines that accepts cards or gold coins, I needed $18 to cover the time required and I did not have that much in coin. Pulled out my card, pressed all the buttons, contacting bank, connection failure. Try again, same thing, try two more times, not working.

I had to scrounge for every gold coin and managed to scrape together $12, that had to do.

Yep, a cashless society is going to make life so much easier and stress free. Not.

 

[farmerge]

I guess this bloke won't be using the cashless system that often.

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I guess this bloke won't be using the cashless system that often.

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Beware beware beware

 

[Value Collector]

I guess this bloke won't be using the cashless system that often.

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Once I paid with a $50 note, the cashier gave me change for a $20, I walked out came back in 10 seconds later and was told nothing could be done, but if there was $30 over at the end of the day they would call me.

At least with digital transactions you have evidence and a paper trail.

 

[TimeISmoney]

Once I paid with a $50 note, the cashier gave me change for a $20, I walked out came back in 10 seconds later and was told nothing could be done, but if there was $30 over at the end of the day they would call me.

At least with digital transactions you have evidence and a paper trail.

Most places have CTV these days, everything is recorded even cash till balances.

 

[Value Collector]

Most places have CTV these days, everything is recorded even cash till balances.

i wouldn’t say most, but it would still result in the same situations eg “comeback later once the manager has counted the till and reviewed the footage”

if the manager is available to review footage and count the till, they can also sort out digital payments in the same time frame, or quicker.

 

[qldfrog]

Most places have CTV these days, everything is recorded even cash till balances.

I purchased an item once at bunnings, paying cash and lost receipt ..just gave time and day , till and they easily found me back with item to exchange clearly visible and paid by frog got reimbursed...
For once, these video camera where useful and cash worked as well as CC

 

[Dona Ferentes]

Most places have CTV these days, everything is recorded even cash till balances.

especially.

A week ago , bought petrol, $71, and went to pay. Machines were down and they were struggling to get it back up. They rang a direct hotline and booted, rebooted;, probably even turned it OFF and then ON. A few times

Meantime , queue firmed so another dude appeared from out back and said "Anyone with cash". I only had $65; dommage.

Some non cash quys were getting stroppy, and the manager just pointed to the cameras and said "Don't even think about a runner"

Fifteen minutes and all sorted. But oh, these busy lives we all lead. Customers just anxious to pay and move on to the next thing (the road, the job, the family)

 

[Knobby22]

Macquarie Bank to go cashless.
Once banks go cashfree, it's game over.

All branches of major Australian bank go cash-free in ‘digital only’ shift

Customers will be stopped from withdrawing and depositing cash and cheques this month.

7news.com.au

 

[wayneL]

Macquarie Bank to go cashless.
Once banks go cashfree, it's game over.

All branches of major Australian bank go cash-free in ‘digital only’ shift

Customers will be stopped from withdrawing and depositing cash and cheques this month.

7news.com.au

The only question that remains is should we become brownshirts or partisans?

 

[JohnDe]

Macquarie Bank to go cashless.
Once banks go cashfree, it's game over.

All branches of major Australian bank go cash-free in ‘digital only’ shift

Customers will be stopped from withdrawing and depositing cash and cheques this month.

7news.com.au

And then watch the banks compete for profits by increasing the fees on small transactions while decreasing the fees for larger transactions. Which consumers will benefit?

 

[Dona Ferentes]

Macquarie Bank to go cashless.
Once banks go cashfree, it's game over.

All branches of major Australian bank go cash-free in ‘digital only’ shift

Customers will be stopped from withdrawing and depositing cash and cheques this month.

7news.com.au

Macquarie never had a branch network. They used NAB shopfronts which took a clip.

 

[Gunnerguy]

Once I paid with a $50 note, the cashier gave me change for a $20, I walked out came back in 10 seconds later and was told nothing could be done, but if there was $30 over at the end of the day they would call me.

At least with digital transactions you have evidence and a paper trail.

What about the shop security camera ?

 

[Value Collector]

What about the shop security camera ?

Most staff won’t have access to that, since it’s there to watch them too, so you would still likely have to wait.

but in my case it was years ago, before cameras were so common.

 

[farmerge]

And then watch the banks compete for profits by increasing the fees on small transactions while decreasing the fees for larger transactions. Which consumers will benefit?

@JohnDe Hmmm I going to have to think about this one for a while.
Got it, the big end of town will surely be the winner.

 

[Gunnerguy]

Most staff won’t have access to that, since it’s there to watch them too, so you would still likely have to wait.

but in my case it was years ago, before cameras were so common.

Ah OK, an anecdote from years past.
Nowadays with in store cameras the issue would be solved within a few hours, with a lawyer on board, or social media exposure.
Sorry fior your loss, years ago, but it was awhile ago.

 

[Value Collector]

I purchased an item once at bunnings, paying cash and lost receipt ..just gave time and day , till and they easily found me back with item to exchange clearly visible and paid by frog got reimbursed...
For once, these video camera where useful and cash worked as well as CC

Ah OK, an anecdote from years past.
Nowadays with in store cameras the issue would be solved within a few hours, with a lawyer on board, or social media exposure.
Sorry fior your loss, years ago, but it was awhile ago.

I have no doubt the problem would be solved, I just saying it wouldn’t be solved any quicker than the digital transaction problem would be, both cash and digital transactions have potential issues that might arise.