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Post by puffy on Jul 15, 2020 21:22:31 GMT -5
We went grocery shopping today..On the way home we stopped at the drive in window of the Whopper place..Got some burgers for dinner..They had a sign up saying ..We will except cash but we prefer that you pay with a card..I don't know if that's just because of the situation,or if it's a step towards cards only.
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Post by Gandalf on Jul 15, 2020 22:46:19 GMT -5
Many places around here prefer a credit or debit card - because of COVID.
They don't want to handle money.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 15, 2020 23:03:15 GMT -5
Some fast food places around here are not accepting cash.
For the record, I will take any of y’all’s cash... fitty cents on the dollah.
Circle K convenience store pin pads look like they haven’t been cleaned for five years!
Even pre-covid, they should be cleaned.
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Post by jay on Jul 16, 2020 0:15:30 GMT -5
We can't get rid of cash. Crooks and politicians prefer cash (and yes, that's probably redundant).
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 16, 2020 4:33:09 GMT -5
Many places around here prefer a credit or debit card - because of COVID. They don't want to handle money. Same here. Especially since most have contactless, so buttons don't even need to be pressed. They increased the contactless limit from £30 to £45 during COVID. |
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Post by calabash on Jul 16, 2020 7:00:40 GMT -5
Cash is one of the most transmissible ways to spread the virus (or any other nastiness).
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 16, 2020 10:52:01 GMT -5
Cash is one of the most transmissible ways to spread the virus (or any other nastiness). The little cash we've been using was acquired before the virus and has been washed several times in my wife's jean pockets. 😁😉 I tell them to keep the change. |
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Post by briarbuck on Jul 16, 2020 14:00:57 GMT -5
Cash is one of the most transmissible ways to spread the virus (or any other nastiness). Not saying that it is not true but we have no idea how the virus is spread (including if masks even work). |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 16, 2020 14:28:00 GMT -5
Cash is one of the most transmissible ways to spread the virus (or any other nastiness). Not saying that it is not true but we have no idea how the virus is spread (including if masks even work). There's a lot we don't know about this virus. I put any paper cash in a pot for a good while before touching it. Coins I wash. |
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Post by briarbuck on Jul 16, 2020 14:46:06 GMT -5
Not saying that it is not true but we have no idea how the virus is spread (including if masks even work). There's a lot we don't know about this virus. I put any paper cash in a pot for a good while before touching it. Coins I wash. I do the same. Sit it on my dashboard and let the UV clean up any nasty's. How's things in the Motherland? Getting back to normal or still dealing with the bug? Be safe. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 16, 2020 16:00:48 GMT -5
There's a lot we don't know about this virus. I put any paper cash in a pot for a good while before touching it. Coins I wash. I do the same. Sit it on my dashboard and let the UV clean up any nasty's. How's things in the Motherland? Getting back to normal or still dealing with the bug? Be safe. Lockdown is easing of little by little, but people aren't taking care in the same way as they were. When the government says you can now go into shops, they pile into them in their droves as if there's nothing to be careful about anymore. It's ludicrous. Just because things are opening up doesn't mean it's safe to congregate in public. I'm not going into shops unless it's a necessity. Thankfully, on my week off we've a load of good beaches only 10 mins away, so I don't need to shop. Pity the weather wasn't better though. |
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Post by pappyjoe on Jul 19, 2020 17:25:05 GMT -5
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Post by toshtego on Jul 19, 2020 17:29:02 GMT -5
Filthy lucre.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 19, 2020 17:50:51 GMT -5
My wife went to California for a few weeks, and I insisted that she take a couple grand in cash. She was glad she did, as there was sort of snafu on her debit card. I had read this article a few weeks prior, and there are certainly plenty times where "cash is still the king". Point#2 is why I try to always tip a server in cash. www.moneycrashers.com/reasons-carry-cash-with-you/Certainly, at a pipe show it is the best way to go. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 20, 2020 18:39:33 GMT -5
Probably why I have a great immune system. 😅🤠 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 20, 2020 18:44:58 GMT -5
My wife went to California for a few weeks, and I insisted that she take a couple grand in cash. She was glad she did, as there was sort of snafu on her debit card. I had read this article a few weeks prior, and there are certainly plenty times where "cash is still the king". Point#2 is why I try to always tip a server in cash. www.moneycrashers.com/reasons-carry-cash-with-you/Certainly, at a pipe show it is the best way to go. We have learned to keep $3k on hand because you never know when you are going to be arrested for something you didn't do (in our case). It's great not having to deal with a bondsman. |
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Post by toshtego on Jul 20, 2020 21:40:16 GMT -5
Probably why I have a great immune system. 😅🤠 Place US currency in a small garment bag and run it through the washer with your other laundry. Stretch it out to dry on a rack. |
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Post by pappyjoe on Jul 21, 2020 7:38:45 GMT -5
Probably why I have a great immune system. 😅🤠 Place US currency in a small garment bag and run it through the washer with your other laundry. Stretch it out to dry on a rack. So you are advocating money laundering? |
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jul 22, 2020 14:45:43 GMT -5
Cash, nor coin can be refused as payment. If it is refused, the debt is considered paid.
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Post by toshtego on Jul 22, 2020 15:47:42 GMT -5
Place US currency in a small garment bag and run it through the washer with your other laundry. Stretch it out to dry on a rack. So you are advocating money laundering? Only in dire circumstances! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 23, 2020 3:36:53 GMT -5
Cash, nor coin can be refused as payment. If it is refused, the debt is considered paid. Good to know. I could have fun with that bit of information these days... |
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Post by pappyjoe on Jul 23, 2020 7:19:15 GMT -5
Cash, nor coin can be refused as payment. If it is refused, the debt is considered paid. Nice thought but I doubt it is true. According to the Federal Reserve... " There is no federal statute mandating that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether to accept cash unless there is a state law that says otherwise.Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender," states: "United States coins and currency [including Federal Reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal Reserve Banks and national banks] are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues." This statute means that all U.S. money as identified above is a valid and legal offer of payment for debts when tendered to a creditor."That means a store can set the rules for what it will accept as payment. That's why some places have signs saying they won't accept anything larger than a $20 Bill. Only the government has to accept payment as you present it but be aware there may be some conditions and ramifications. If you have to pay a court settlement or a fine and decide to pay it all in pennies, for example, a judge is more likely to find you in contempt of court. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 23, 2020 10:13:35 GMT -5
Probably why I have a great immune system. 😅🤠 Place US currency in a small garment bag and run it through the washer with your other laundry. Stretch it out to dry on a rack. We always wash ours in jean pockets. 😁 |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Jul 23, 2020 15:00:16 GMT -5
 Just saved 150$ buying a washing machine with cash, business people like that, Uncle Sam don’t see it.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jul 24, 2020 10:22:44 GMT -5
Cash, nor coin can be refused as payment. If it is refused, the debt is considered paid. Nice thought but I doubt it is true. According to the Federal Reserve... " There is no federal statute mandating that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether to accept cash unless there is a state law that says otherwise.Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender," states: "United States coins and currency [including Federal Reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal Reserve Banks and national banks] are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues." This statute means that all U.S. money as identified above is a valid and legal offer of payment for debts when tendered to a creditor."That means a store can set the rules for what it will accept as payment. That's why some places have signs saying they won't accept anything larger than a $20 Bill. Only the government has to accept payment as you present it but be aware there may be some conditions and ramifications. If you have to pay a court settlement or a fine and decide to pay it all in pennies, for example, a judge is more likely to find you in contempt of court. Learned something new today. Thank you for the correction |
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Post by toshtego on Jul 24, 2020 11:24:34 GMT -5
Cash, nor coin can be refused as payment. If it is refused, the debt is considered paid. Nice thought but I doubt it is true. According to the Federal Reserve... " There is no federal statute mandating that a private business, a person, or an organization must accept currency or coins as payment for goods or services. Private businesses are free to develop their own policies on whether to accept cash unless there is a state law that says otherwise.Section 31 U.S.C. 5103, entitled "Legal tender," states: "United States coins and currency [including Federal Reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal Reserve Banks and national banks] are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues." This statute means that all U.S. money as identified above is a valid and legal offer of payment for debts when tendered to a creditor."That means a store can set the rules for what it will accept as payment. That's why some places have signs saying they won't accept anything larger than a $20 Bill. Only the government has to accept payment as you present it but be aware there may be some conditions and ramifications. If you have to pay a court settlement or a fine and decide to pay it all in pennies, for example, a judge is more likely to find you in contempt of court. I had an amusing experience with a state chartered bank in the Town of Toad, eh, Taos, some years back. I asked a Teller to make change for a $100 bill and she gave me $95 in exchange saying there was a fee for making change. They had to truck it up to Toad from Albuquerque. I replied, aghast, this was "discounting United States Currency Federal reserve Notes", an illegal act, and I would be filing a report with The Comptroller of the Currency at the U.S. Treasury. She got so shook up, she gave me the other $5. I have no idea what I was talking about but suspect that banks supervised by the Comptroller of the Currency are obliged to accept Federal Reserve Notes at face value. Otherwise, it would be chaos and inflationary. |
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Post by briarbuck on Jul 24, 2020 14:26:36 GMT -5
Uncle Sam and the States want a cashless system so they can track EVERY transaction. No more off book transactions like buying a washer and dryer for cash (no sales tax charged). This is just the Govt getting into our pockets (again).
Only way to get around it would be bitcoin or a true barter.
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Just saved 150$ buying a washing machine with cash, business people like that, Uncle Sam don’t see it.