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arrow-up1528arrow-down1external-linkGlobal IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners saywww.theguardian.comMwalimu@baraza.africa to Privacy@lemmy.ml · 4 个月前message-square202fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squareNorgur@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down4·4 个月前What good is cash gonna do if the networked cash register doesn’t open anymore?
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down5·4 个月前They have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
minus-squareHawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 个月前Simply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 个月前They can do that anyway. It’s called credit.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·3 个月前Somebody’s never worked retail. Yeah, there’s no way they’ll do that. Maybe at a small independently-owned store? Otherwise, there’s no way they’re even allowed to do that!
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 个月前Use exact change? If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.
What good is cash gonna do if the networked cash register doesn’t open anymore?
They have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
Simply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
They can do that anyway. It’s called credit.
Somebody’s never worked retail. Yeah, there’s no way they’ll do that. Maybe at a small independently-owned store? Otherwise, there’s no way they’re even allowed to do that!
How are you getting change?
Use exact change?
If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.