On Tue, 28 Apr 2015 06:26:33 +1000, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

MM wrote
Rod Speed wrote

Yes, some fools still use cash.

That's because it's quicker than cards.

Like hell it is than the most recent tap&pay cards
where you don't even need to enter a PIN, just
tap the card on the terminal. And with the best
of the checkouts, you can do that while the stuff
is still being scanned, don't need to wait until
the total value is known.

Not much point to your argument when nobody uses such cards. They may
do in very big conurbations like London, but not in most of Britain.
It'll probably happen eventually, but right now, cash is quicker. Just
the wait while the card issuer verifies the card, then the customer
inputting his PIN takes longer than simply handing over a tenner and
getting the change.

No farting around with the change or counting
what the droid gets handed either.

Sure, there are a few people, usually women, who count out the exact
amount, but most people paying in cash will hand over a tenner or a
twenty. Or maybe a couple of pound coins.

MM