I've been in Yorkshire for the weekend.and the thing that really struck me was the large number of shops and pubs that have signs up stating they would prefer cash payment. Some where cash only while others did not accept credit cards. Is this the start of a national trend .or is it just a local outbreak of money saving by not paying cough , cough ,tax.
Probably just backwards Yorkshire folk who don’t like fancy new ideas like electric plus if there’s no cash what would they put in their mattress
Theres nowt wrong with a few bob saved in the wallet , this is my wallet as of october last year , and its the same today , whats the use of buying a wallet if your gonna take stuff out of it , as a stores man once said to me "stores are for storing"
The chippies round our way only take cash (that's fish and chip shops not joiners) . Cash is essential some times - We were in Tesco's a couple of weeks ago and the check out till rejected my bank card both contactless and chip and pin - luckily we had the necessary £27.50 between us. It must be your card sir - but no I have only just used it at another shop and I went straight outside to the ATM and it worked Ok there - so don't rely 100% on cards.
As my old grandad Arkwright used to say “I like what I buy and I buy what I bloody well like……….with T cash mind “
I use cash as much as possible. Card only pubs etc really get on my nerves. Plus I have to put my glasses on to check the amount on card thing. The other day my othe half had bought petrol and had been in the queue and someone else had given her pump number and paid- by card. Sarah had put £80 in and the woman who had just paid it had only put £40 in her own car but had not checked the amount she on contactless payment. Sarah had to run after her and then give her £40 cash and pay her £40 bill. It would have been even more of a palaver if she hadn’t had cash on her! ps i paid cash for pizzas yesterday
A few places down here prefer cash. The cost of renting card machines from banks are really quite expensive for a lot of smaller shops, so they prefer cash. Also, the amount of foreign barber shops that are opening up here, suggests that there is a lot of money laundering going on…
here is a picture of me about to go into a pub in Yorkshire ,you have to style it for a 1940 s look so they know your reet for a few bob
All you guys complaining about cash and mocking the Luddites - there's a good chance you'll live long enough to see days where cash is non-existent, all your transactions are in a govt issued crypto currency form from a digital wallet which are recorded along with all your other data on one central govt database (which can be trawled by HMRC for applying extra taxes as an when they see fit, NHS so they can refuse treatment if you bought more than 2 units of alcohol this month, any any other 3rd party private companies that have directors on the board who are MPs in whichever govt is in power at that time). If you think this is conspiracy theory nonsense, I can assure you it's not. The plans are published and in the public domain (on the Gov.uk website no less) and have been for a while.
A friend of mine runs a market stall where it is cash only. Part of that is down to that he would lose thousands as he is a computer numpty and would forget to press the correct buttons for a transaction on a card machine and partly to do with taxes. He does a lot of online sales to keep the tax meddlers happy.
Why should we pay cash everywhere with banknotes instead of a card ? I have a £50 banknote in my pocket. Going to a restaurant and paying for dinner with it. The restaurant owner then uses the note to pay for the laundry. The laundry owner then uses the note to pay the barber. The barber will then use the note to pay for shopping. After an unlimited number of payments, it will still remain a £50 value, which has fulfilled its purpose to everyone who used it for payment and the bank has jumped dry from every cash payment transaction made. BUT IF I go to a restaurant and pay digitally via Card, - the bank fees for my payment transaction charged to the seller are 3%, so around £1.50 ( and so will be the fee of £1.50 for each further payment transaction ) -for the owner re laundry or - payments of the owner of the laundry shop, - or payments of the barber etc..... Therefore, after 30 transactions, the initial £50 will exist at only £5, and the remaining £45 has become the property of the bank … thanks to all of the digital transactions and fees! Use it or lose it folks… Once it’s gone we won’t get it back! Cash is king!