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"The best customer service any retailer can offer me is get the fugg away from me, I already know what i’m looking for and usually know more about the product than they do.
The only exception would be if I needed a cabinet or glass case unlocked"
This^^^^ The quicker I get in/out the better My time is valuable.....to me, to the average mouf breather at the checkout, not so much.
FJB & FJT
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The only exception would be if I needed a cabinet or glass case unlocked A little off subject but I read that Walmart had to put the Afro-centric cosmetics and Afro groin flushing products out of lock up but they still have vehicle lights under lock and key, what's up?
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
Jesus: "Take heed that no man deceive you."
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Good question, really. 1). Nobody has ever hacked my wallet. I don’t worry (much) about Target or whomever has lost all their customer’s credit card numbers. Mine won’t be in there in the vast majority of cases. 2). Nobody tracks cash. Right now, it doesn’t matter how much money you spend on booze, bullets, powder, guns....... but some day that might become a sensitive topic in a back ground check, or what not. 3). Credit cards need a phone / internet connection to work. If the system is down, cash still works. 4). Banks have a habit of shutting off cards for suspicious activities, as defined by their algorithm. They don’t care if you are trying to buy gas in Battle Mountain, NV at 3 AM and a -20 windchill. Can’t shut off my wallet, no matter how they try. 5). Credit cards are easy. Just like GM financial used to be more profitable than GM, there’s big money to be made in the card business. Even if you “pay it off every month”. The numbers show that the average restaurant ticket is about 30% larger for credit card users than for people paying cash. Which is the REAL reason stores are willing to take the 3% “merchant services” hit: People spend substantially more if they use a credit card.
Sic Semper Tyrannis
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So, you don't mind that every monetary transaction you make is tracked on computers?
Hunt with Class and Classics
Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray
Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”
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Love the self checkout
Don’t have to worry about my ice cream melting while some fuggin nubian buffalo is off-loading her monthly EBT stipend onto the conveyor
I can be in/out and bounce nicca!!
And NOW...our Dollar General has a one-holer self checkout. Sweeeet!!! Don’t have to stand be smelly piss soaked Cat Lady or the goddamm marlboro man I do too, for small purchases. The problem is when someone tries to go through one with a truckload of stuff.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Is this Marxism from the top down?
After running the dog each morning, I usually stop by the local grocery store--a regional chain of +/-40 stores--for things I'll make for supper that day. A couple weeks ago, they had signs on the self checkout "only accepting credit/debit cards". When asked, their explanation was "Running short on change". This morning, I walk over to the regular checkout. Same thing, "we're only accepting personal checks or credit cards". So, I hand over my basket and go a mile out of my way to Wal-Mart.
Are grocery stores, or any stores, in your area doing this same thing? Even in Des Moines, Iowa, coins are getting hard to come by and some drive-throughs are making us aware that making change may not be possible and for the purchaser to have change to make the transaction.
We may know the time Ben Carson lied, but does anyone know the time Hillary Clinton told the truth?
Immersing oneself in progressive lieberalism is no different than bathing in the sewage of Hell.
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Around here a place is far more likely to not take credit/debit than not take cash. All the grocery stores take whatever.
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Good question, really. 1). Nobody has ever hacked my wallet. I don’t worry (much) about Target or whomever has lost all their customer’s credit card numbers. Mine won’t be in there in the vast majority of cases. 2). Nobody tracks cash. Right now, it doesn’t matter how much money you spend on booze, bullets, powder, guns....... but some day that might become a sensitive topic in a back ground check, or what not. 3). Credit cards need a phone / internet connection to work. If the system is down, cash still works. 4). Banks have a habit of shutting off cards for suspicious activities, as defined by their algorithm. They don’t care if you are trying to buy gas in Battle Mountain, NV at 3 AM and a -20 windchill. Can’t shut off my wallet, no matter how they try. 5). Credit cards are easy. Just like GM financial used to be more profitable than GM, there’s big money to be made in the card business. Even if you “pay it off every month”. The numbers show that the average restaurant ticket is about 30% larger for credit card users than for people paying cash. Which is the REAL reason stores are willing to take the 3% “merchant services” hit: People spend substantially more if they use a credit card. Good answer.
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UPS here doesn't take cash.
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Nothing worse than getting stuck behind a confused boomer in the left driving lane, a self checkout, a four way stop or a round a about.
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Self checkouts do not take the day off, call in sick, etc. Not taking cash eliminates employees which eliminates problems and adds profit to the bottom line.
Last edited by Marley7x57; 06/16/21.
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For those that don't trust/want it on line, do you get direct deposit? That's online. This has been coming and most likely will happen, not for another 20+ years, but it will SLOWLY get harder to use cash.
CC/Debit cards give advantages as well. You can, for example, get that gas tank fill up at 3AM when the gas station is closed. You don't have to go to the bank to get your money.
It's coming, the ability to be cash-less is pretty much here. Heck even small places can get a dongle that can run credit/debit cards.
Cash is expensive to maintain, track, make, collect and dispose of and bills have a relatively short life span.
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Campfire Kahuna
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I bought a cowboy tank heater. I asked, check or cash.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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We have grocery stores called winco that only take cash or debit cards. They won't take credit cards.
There's a restaurant in Idaho Falls that will only take cash. No credit cards at all. It's a sit down place that's fairly expensive too. My brother said it's because the owners are far left democrats that are too cheap to pay 3% card processor fees. I said to him if they're far left its so they can only report part of their income and cheat on their taxes.
Bb Yessir.
The degree of my privacy is no business of yours.
What we've learned from history is that we haven't learned from it.
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The Founding Fathers didn't use credit cards.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Nothing worse than getting stuck behind a confused boomer in the left driving lane, a self checkout, a four way stop or a round a about. Or getting a millennial/Z at the register who can't count change.
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Nothing worse than getting stuck behind a confused boomer in the left driving lane, a self checkout, a four way stop or a round a about. Or getting a millennial/Z at the register who can't count change.
Roy
What this world needs is a few more Rednecks.
The Dildō Of Consequence Rarely Arrives Lubed
Waterboarding isn't illegal if you use diesel
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I can't imagine having to buy fuel with cash. I care to go into most convenience stores and I hate to leave my vehicle unattended outside of one.
Life is good live it while you can.
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I can't imagine having to buy fuel with cash. I don't care to go into most convenience stores and I hate to leave my vehicle unattended outside of one. When I was growing up, most paid cash for gas, but here's how it went. You drove up to the pump. The man in a uniform came to your window and asked what you'd like. He fills up your tank with what you asked for, checks your oil and cleans your windshields while it's pumping, then tells you the amount. You hand him cash, and he takes a wad of bills out of his pocket and gives you change from it, and clicks out the coins needed from a device on his belt, then wishes you a good day. Typically, you'd give him a tip at this point, then drive off.
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