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My insistence on paying cash for in-person purchases means that I can'tโand won'tโshop at a store that only offers self-checkouts. I haven't come across any yet in this neck of the woods that don't have at least one cashier, but if I did, chances are good that I'd put the goods down and walk out without buying.
I do understand, however, that most people aren't willing to make that level of sacrifice just to keep the credit card companies from tracking part of their purchase history.
I genuinely don't think I've paid in cash in Canada for about 10 years now.
Chacun ร son goรปt. I admit that many people I know don't carry cash anymore, or only carry a small amount "for emergencies".
Only at places like farmers markets for me, and even then, I'd say at least half of vendors accept credit cards. And frankly I hate using cash. I don't want to carry physical money around when tapping my phone is so easy.
I haven't touched a note or a coin for 6 months now, last time I just had to because the machine only accepted coins
Do yours not take cash at self checkout? That seems really odd to me.
I have yet to encounter one that does, but since I avoid self-checkouts in the first place, that doesn't mean that they don't exist.
I still pay cash quite a bit, i like to avoid tracking to piss off the vultures. Also, i'd rather keep the money they would make from transaction fees.
We have Interac in Canada, which don't use credit card debit systems, and pre-date them by like 20 years
I'm aware (I live in one of the more thinly-populated parts of Ontario). Interac just allows the bank to do the tracking instead of the credit card company, which is a distinction without a difference as far as I'm concerned. It's the act of linking purchase to identity that I object to.
I am buying vegetables and healthy stuff with card. Alcohol and sweets only cache.