Irene Swaine Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 11 minutes ago, ECCOnoob said: Bull. You wouldn't remember jack all until at least into 2000. Nearly all stores took debit cards without additional charges, You could even use them to buy tickets onboard the train or at the cinema , in many pubs and even in my local corner shop. I certainly remember getting my slips to sign from all sorts of places day-to-day. By the time you claim you emerged onto this world, the switch debit card had been in existence for nearly a decade, contactless payments started before you even became a teenager. Some of us were actually there love. I don't care what your family did. Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it didn't happen. When are you going to get into your head, cashless society is not a new thing. It is just the tools that have changed. This picture was taken in 1997, two years after I was born. Do you see any card reader or contactless scanner? And I remember well before 2000, I remember the solar eclipse of 1999 for a start. The contactless devices were rolled out in early 2015, when I was approaching my 20th birthday. The first "cashless" shop that came to Sheffield was in 2018 and it was a pitta bread and dip shop on Leopold Street that I am not going to give publicity by naming. Everywhere else happily took cash. And up until the law changed, my local Spar even levied a 50p charge on card payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 I agree with Irene, I'm not against anyone going cashless, but you should always have the choice of using cash. I'm actually surprised that an highly intelligent lady like Irene takes this stance. She's a beacon of hope for us cash stalwarts.......... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Going totally cashless will be a big problem in my view. When computers go down, you can't buy goods and services. We keep a healthy amount of cash at home in the safe and I always use cash when I can. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 @Irene Swaine- that was a pub, not a shop, and they were slow to take up cashless payments - and I can't see a cash register there, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_DADDY Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 minutes ago, RollingJ said: @Irene Swaine- that was a pub, not a shop, and they were slow to take up cashless payments - and I can't see a cash register there, either. Must have been a Free House then. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Swaine Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 4 minutes ago, RollingJ said: @Irene Swaine- that was a pub, not a shop, and they were slow to take up cashless payments - and I can't see a cash register there, either. What is the cream coloured device above the sign that says Special then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Padders Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 3 minutes ago, Irene Swaine said: What is the cream coloured device above the sign that says Special then? Looks grey to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 9 minutes ago, Irene Swaine said: What is the cream coloured device above the sign that says Special then? Apologies, that is a cash register, but as I said above, the public house trade was very slow to take up card payments, compared to other retailers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delayed Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 7 minutes ago, Padders said: Looks grey to me. Looks like an undated photo that proves nothing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 7 minutes ago, Padders said: Looks grey to me. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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