Bluestone, which now has 20 stores in the U.S., went cashless last October.
A big reason: Nearly 90 percent of customers [...] never paid in cash.
Another reason: The lines move faster when employees don't have to make change.
"We see a lot of guests that pay for a meal with a credit card, but will always leave a cash tip. And I think people like doing that. People like palming a bartender a $20 or palming their server a $10. Palming the bus boy a couple bucks," said Fileccia.
There are also people, he said, who want to keep their meal off the books — if they're having an affair, for example.
No, businesses are not required to accept cash: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_tender
(Score: 3, Insightful) by FatPhil on Tuesday January 09 2018, @12:47PM
"Serving staff get tips, therefore they don't need the minimum wage" is pure unadulterated bullshit, and it *obliges* the underpaid staff to hawk for tips, which people like you don't like. Therefore you should, if you're being consistent, abhor that law. Write to your congresscritter - get it changed.
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