Going cashless

Sepeng said:
Also still a while away from going cashless.
Kid's school still has a bunch of cash-required activities - civvies days, random fund-raising events, adhoc sporting tournaments, chapel services. Barber doesn't have a card machine. Petrol attendants, car wash guy tips.
Reckon R1 000 a month keeps me going.
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And those can easily be changed to cashless with minimal effort.

Barber is just dodging tax.

Petrol attendants can already be tipped with the machines.
 
Sepeng said:
Also still a while away from going cashless.
Kid's school still has a bunch of cash-required activities - civvies days, random fund-raising events, adhoc sporting tournaments, chapel services. Barber doesn't have a card machine. Petrol attendants, car wash guy tips.
Reckon R1 000 a month keeps me going.
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School tuck shop only accepts cash and, with there no longer being a ATM in the area since the Spar shut down, the gardener prefers cash. I probably go through more than double that amount over the course of the month.
 
bwana said:
School tuck shop only accepts cash and, with there no longer being a ATM in the area since the Spar shut down, the gardener prefers cash. I probably go through more than double that amount over the course of the month.
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Ja if I had to also pay the gardener and other folk that do random jobs around the house in cash I'd also use a bunch more; luckily for the most part they're happy with e-wallet or even payshap.
But I don't have this burning desire to be completely cashless so I've got no problem drawing money when I need to or carrying cash around.
 
SauRoNZA said:
And those can easily be changed to cashless with minimal effort.

Barber is just dodging tax.
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OK sure, doesn't change the fact that they do require cash and will for the foreseeable future.
The school has discussed why they do it that way, they made decent points and as I said before I've got no issue with having money on me so no big deal for me really.
 
Sepeng said:
Also still a while away from going cashless.
Kid's school still has a bunch of cash-required activities - civvies days, random fund-raising events, adhoc sporting tournaments, chapel services. Barber doesn't have a card machine. Petrol attendants, car wash guy tips.
Reckon R1 000 a month keeps me going.
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Just get a Philips, Wahl, or Remington hair clipper and pay with your card.
 
Taking the train (Metrorail) in SA requires cash...they brag about their modern trains, but can't implement modern payment systems...
 
Sepeng said:
OK sure, doesn't change the fact that they do require cash and will for the foreseeable future.
The school has discussed why they do it that way, they made decent points and as I said before I've got no issue with having money on me so no big deal for me really.
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The “foreseeable future” is simply a traditionalist notion of not wanting to change.

They can change it tomorrow if they simply wanted to and it would be far simpler and better for everyone.
 
TofuMofu said:
Of course...there really is no other reason to be pissed at that.
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There is a very good reason actually. Corporations are just pushing costs onto consumer, again.
IF every one of us has to pay exorbitant cash deposit fees, how the hell can anybody be rooting for corporations that are effectively cutting that cost out to themselves, and making it all the consumers problem.

Not to mention a cashless society means everything is tracked and taxed. Surprise, the non-connected gets to pay and pay, again.

I am defintely not going to Woolies when it kicks in. Thats at least R1400 a week that will go to Checkers i suppose.
 
Kaapie said:
There is a very good reason actually. Corporations are just pushing costs onto consumer, again.
IF every one of us has to pay exorbitant cash deposit fees, how the hell can anybody be rooting for corporations that are effectively cutting that cost out to themselves, and making it all the consumers problem.

Not to mention a cashless society means everything is tracked and taxed. Surprise, the non-connected gets to pay and pay, again.

I am defintely not going to Woolies when it kicks in. Thats at least R1400 a week that will go to Checkers i suppose.
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lmao. I don't have that worry. My money gets put into my account. I don't need to do it. There are no extra costs to going cashless and if there is, reconsider your bank. I haven't used cash in YEARS other than the odd train ride (they insist on cash)
 
I get why some are uncomfortable about more and more retailers going cashless, but if nobody is paying with cash any longer retailers will jump at the opportunity to save money as the cash deposit fees are significant, and the costs around safeguarding, preventing risk and handling it internally are also huge - to the point where it's more expensive than the credit card processing fees. So people only have their own behaviour to blame - if they think there is some benefit to retaining cash they need to make a point of paying in cash.
 
Kaapie said:
There is a very good reason actually. Corporations are just pushing costs onto consumer, again.
IF every one of us has to pay exorbitant cash deposit fees, how the hell can anybody be rooting for corporations that are effectively cutting that cost out to themselves, and making it all the consumers problem.

Not to mention a cashless society means everything is tracked and taxed. Surprise, the non-connected gets to pay and pay, again.

I am defintely not going to Woolies when it kicks in. Thats at least R1400 a week that will go to Checkers i suppose.
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How is it the consumer’s problem?

Everything is better for the consumer. Things are cheaper, safer and more effective.

They get to pay and pay again? Wat?

There literally aren’t downsides here.

And everything should be taxed. That shouldn’t be an objection, again only the bad guys get affected here.

Also, you pay with your card at Checkers so why the fake protest?
 
MrGray said:
I get why some are uncomfortable about more and more retailers going cashless, but if nobody is paying with cash any longer retailers will jump at the opportunity to save money as the cash deposit fees are significant, and the costs around safeguarding, preventing risk and handling it internally are also huge - to the point where it's more expensive than the credit card processing fees. So people only have their own behaviour to blame - if they think there is some benefit to retaining cash they need to make a point of paying in cash.
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A vast amount of crime simply goes away when we go cashless.

It solves so many problems in one shot.

Money laundering.
Cash in transit.
Tax dodging.

And when they go away the costs go away with them.

Everyone, who isn’t doing something dodgy, wins.
 
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