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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
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Q: Why did the lone ranger kill Tonto?
A: He found out what "kimosabe" really means.
(Score: 2) by chromas on Tuesday January 09 2018, @10:16AM
Maybe he's black. Don't be racis, y'all!
Many states have their own minimum wage, which is usually higher. Washington and some other states [dol.gov] also don't allow employers to count tips to be toward wage.