Should physical cash be scrapped?
Seen this discussed a lot lately about the prospect of physical money actually being scrapped due to a range of things such as disease spreading and money fiddling etc, what’s your opinion?
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we need a back up of something physical when all the automated systems fail, and that's not uncommon, so, no, it shouldn't be scrapped
Who uses cheques anymore? I don't think I've written a cheque in 15 years :laugh: |
No.
There is room enough for cash and cards. And cheque books at times. |
Yes yukk cash is disgusting.
However, digital payments need to be made more robust and streamlined first. So not "scrapped" but phased out over the next decade or so. |
Nah I think it’ll stay around, but it was already declining, this pandemic will definitely cause a knock on effect though and speed up that process.
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Now The Final Plastic £50 is on its way
Cash has Updated the Notes they will always be used. Cal what happens when your Electronic System goes down in a shop. They use Cash It's a back up for many. Shopkeepers during Covid 19 should use blue hand gloves |
Not unless shops stop that bloody annoying "£5 minimum" thing...
If I run out of milk and want to pop to the shop to grab a carton, I don't want to either have to get a load of other stuff for the sake of it, or go without until Big Shop... Though to be fair that's more of a bank thing, with them charging retailers for smaller transactions... |
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I mean I like walking and a few miles is nowt, but it's also not nipping out to grab one or two things :laugh: |
I rarely use cash but I still think we need it. I'd be thinking about stupid things like pocket money for kids, piggy banks, putting money in birthday cards etc
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I personally haven't used physical cash once during lockdown - I try to only use card normally anyway but I haven't touched cash at all. I also try to stick below the contactless limit too so I don't have to touch the keypad on the card machine. This virus has kicked my paranoia up about a million notches lol
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Poor drug dealers if this happens
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Also besides the drug dealers, there would be no cash jobs etc, I suppose you could argue that would stop benefit fraud and tax dodging but it feels very big brother is watching you kind of a thing? Like you could be tracked everywhere all the time because you would have to leave a trail behind you |
Bad idea to get rid of cash all together, we always need a backup when digital and electronic fails/ crashes.
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Noooo I still use cash way more than cards & I like it
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Of course not. There's a good reason that off-licenses and that still use cash and I'm good with it
Card is way easier but cash is better ultimately to stop over-spending |
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