Will we ever be a cashless society?

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

Maybe not officially, but effectively. I was recently traveling overseas and they are much further along in this regard. Either no cash or making paying with cash inconvenient.

Even went to an Amazon grocery store a couple times - you load up a bag and walk out through the scanners and it automatically calculates your bill and charges via the card tied to your Amazon account. I still haven’t figured all that out but it worked. Maybe these are already in the US but it was new to me.

It’s certainly easier than fumbling with cash or checks.

Thoughts?

 

[DutchyFunStar]

There are now claims that those stores don't use RFID or AI but 1,000 people in India watching shoppers on camera. Amazon denies it but they are shutting down a lot of those walk out stores.

 

[bhawk24bob]

There are now claims that those stores don't use RFID or AI but 1,000 people in India watching shoppers on camera. Amazon denies it but they are shutting down a lot of those walk out stores.

Iirc that’s how all of the voice command tech was working for a while and may still be

But no, we will never be cashless

 

[swagsurfer02]

I think eventually we will.

 

[EasyHawk]

The older I get the more impatient I get with really elderly people that wait for everything to be rung up and then painstakingly start digging through their coin purses looking for exact change. Multiple looks at the register and then in the coin purse and then again at the register. Then trying to count out bills.

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

The older I get the more impatient I get with really elderly people that wait for everything to be rung up and then painstakingly start digging through their coin purses looking for exact change. Multiple looks at the register and then in the coin purse and then again at the register. Then trying to count out bills.

And then tucking all the change back into the respective locations in their wallets and purses…

 

[beanerhawk]

They have Amazon go stores in Chicago and some other major cities. I've shopped at a lot of cashless stores recently. Local Craft Cellar in Cedar Rapids is one example. When I was in Arizona there were quite a few.

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

Strippers take Venmo now?

 

[TylerJ23]

I use Apple Pay for pretty much everything. I’m already 99% cashless.

 

[QChawks]

I always buy my cocaine with cash

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

It already almost feels like that to me. I don't pay for much with cash anymore.

 

[hexumhawk]

Canada a couple of years ago is a great example of why we should always use cash or at the very least not allow governments to manipulate our spending.

 

[goldmom]

Restaurants are going in that direction too. One of the problems is employee theft and a card goes around that.
The concession stands at sports or music events are cashless and have been for a few years.

 

[ThorneStockton]

Canada a couple of years ago is a great example of why we should always use cash or at the very least not allow governments to manipulate our spending.

What sort of entity do you think manages "cash"?

 

[hexumhawk]

What sort of entity do you think manages "cash"?

Correct. Managing the countries currency and shutting off peoples access like a switch are two different things. This is also the very reason behind the popularity of crypto.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

The older I get the more impatient I get with really elderly people that wait for everything to be rung up and then painstakingly start digging through their coin purses looking for exact change. Multiple looks at the register and then in the coin purse and then again at the register. Then trying to count out bills.

We laugh at your impatience!

 

[ThorneStockton]

Correct. Managing the countries currency and shutting off peoples access like a switch are two different things. This is also the very reason behind the popularity of crypto.

Maybe add some cigarettes to your go bag for bartering purposes