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minus-squareNorgur@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down4·4 months agoWhat good is cash gonna do if the networked cash register doesn’t open anymore?
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down5·4 months agoThey have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
minus-squareHawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoSimply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoThey can do that anyway. It’s called credit.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·4 months agoSomebody’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 months agoUse 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.