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20-05-2020, 08:13 AM | #1 | |||
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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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20-05-2020, 08:18 AM | #2 | |||
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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 |
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20-05-2020, 08:20 AM | #3 | |||
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No.
There is room enough for cash and cards. And cheque books at times. |
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20-05-2020, 08:23 AM | #4 | ||
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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. |
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20-05-2020, 08:25 AM | #5 | ||
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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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20-05-2020, 08:30 AM | #6 | |||
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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 |
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20-05-2020, 08:35 AM | #7 | |||
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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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20-05-2020, 08:46 AM | #8 | ||
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20-05-2020, 08:48 AM | #9 | ||
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20-05-2020, 08:50 AM | #10 | |||
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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 |
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20-05-2020, 08:57 AM | #11 | |||
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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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20-05-2020, 08:58 AM | #12 | |||
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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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20-05-2020, 09:02 AM | #13 | ||
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20-05-2020, 09:22 AM | #14 | |||
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Sounds like an episode of Black Mirror
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20-05-2020, 09:28 AM | #15 | |||
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Poor drug dealers if this happens
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20-05-2020, 09:29 AM | #16 | |||
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To be fair, my cousin has a GoHenry card...
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20-05-2020, 09:44 AM | #17 | |||
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20-05-2020, 09:45 AM | #18 | |||
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20-05-2020, 09:49 AM | #19 | |||
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It's basically ... think PayPal, but with a card, and the parent controls the money that goes in.
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20-05-2020, 09:58 AM | #20 | |||
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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
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22-05-2020, 08:58 PM | #21 | |||
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Bad idea to get rid of cash all together, we always need a backup when digital and electronic fails/ crashes.
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22-05-2020, 09:02 PM | #22 | |||
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Noooo I still use cash way more than cards & I like it
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22-05-2020, 09:11 PM | #23 | |||
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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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