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[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 year ago

My insistence on paying cash for in-person purchases means that I can't—and won't—shop 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.

[-] NathanielThomas@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

I genuinely don't think I've paid in cash in Canada for about 10 years now.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

Chacun à son goût. I admit that many people I know don't carry cash anymore, or only carry a small amount "for emergencies".

[-] villasv@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] CoderKat@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] ricecake@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Do yours not take cash at self checkout? That seems really odd to me.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] FreeBooteR69@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Nomecks@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

We have Interac in Canada, which don't use credit card debit systems, and pre-date them by like 20 years

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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.

[-] monobot@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

I am buying vegetables and healthy stuff with card. Alcohol and sweets only cache.

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