Is using cash no longer normal?
Sure it is.
If you hate America!
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Feb 14, 2012 9:09:16 am PST #21917 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Amy - Feb 14, 2012 9:11:00 am PST #21918 of 30001
Because books.
I just took cash out the other day, because I hate running into WaWa or for fast food and using my card if it's less than $5. I know I *can* do it, it just feels wrong.
Anyway, I like cash. Much easier to really see how much you're spending.
beth b - Feb 14, 2012 9:12:24 am PST #21919 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
My coffee shop only takes cash. hmm...what does that mean?
meara - Feb 14, 2012 9:12:56 am PST #21920 of 30001
My coffee shop only takes cash. hmm...what does that mean?
It's a terrorist FRONT!!
smonster - Feb 14, 2012 9:17:36 am PST #21921 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
So New Orleans is full of terrorist small business owners? This place is still largely a cash-based economy. My *GP* only takes cash or check, no credit cards.
The coffee store around the corner only takes cash and doesn't serve decaf; I suspect they tend towards anarchy.
Nora Deirdre - Feb 14, 2012 9:18:19 am PST #21922 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
My coffee shop only takes cash. hmm...what does that mean?
In all seriousness, I am suspicious of places that don't take cards, I actually assume they are doing something dodgy with taxes.
DavidS - Feb 14, 2012 9:25:54 am PST #21923 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Because I know my wife, I have bypassed traditional chocolate V-Day treats and went hard through the Trader Joe's cheese aisle.
Happy Cheesentine, Jacqueline!
I hope you like the stilton.
Jessica - Feb 14, 2012 9:26:40 am PST #21924 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It's pretty common for Brooklyn restaurants to be cash-only, especially if they don't have a takeout/delivery business.
Jesse - Feb 14, 2012 9:27:46 am PST #21925 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
In all seriousness, I am suspicious of places that don't take cards, I actually assume they are doing something dodgy with taxes.
They probably are, but they are also saving a significant amount of money on bank fees. My old hairdresser only charged the tax if you were paying by card, which I'm sure was a combination of hiding income but also passing along the expense the credit card vendors charged them.
Consuela - Feb 14, 2012 9:30:02 am PST #21926 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
omg I just blew up (on email) at My Nemesis. She claimed a contractor deliverable that I've been waiting for for eighteen months had already been delivered. When I pointed out that it hadn't been, and that if it were my contract, I wouldn't be hiring again anyone who sat on a final deliverable for eighteen months, she called me unprofessional and offensive.
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