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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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(Score: 2) by Justin Case on Tuesday January 09 2018, @05:51PM (1 child)
Ask an old person, who remembers that the Earth used to rotate even before we had systems.
Seriously, would you be cool with your local emergency room saying "We've been down for three days; don't know why; don't know when; come back later. (Shrug.)"?
Oh but saving lives is important.
And your business isn't?
Your call, I guess. Bear the consequences.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday January 09 2018, @07:46PM
Ummmm let's see: emergency room, government funded (or US style, insurance funded or rich people funded) doesn't matter and they take CASH!
My own business....if I don't take cash....
Get a reality check. Go be stupid somewhere else.
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