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Pro tip: the coffee shop in Boise that only takes cash made me rethink my card habit
Stopped at a little spot on 8th St in Boise last month and saw a handwritten sign at the register saying card machine broke, cash only, sorry. Half the line groaned and three people just left, but I had $11 in my wallet and felt weirdly smug about it. Got me thinking about how fast I'd be stuck if every place went cashless and my phone died or the network went out for a day. They said they lose maybe 20 customers on days like that. Does anyone else keep a small cash stash just in case, or am I being paranoid?
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reesej274d ago
Ha, I read a story last year about a town in Sweden where the card system went down for almost a whole day and shops had to turn people away. Some stores started writing IOUs on paper for regulars. That stuck with me, so now I keep about $40 folded in my car and a twenty in my wallet. Not full doomsday mode, just enough to cover lunch and gas if the machines flake out.
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