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minus-squareNorgurlinkfedilink32•1 year agoWhat good is cash gonna do if the networked cash register doesn’t open anymore?
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴlinkfedilink14•1 year agoThey have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 year agoSimply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴlinkfedilink6•1 year agoUse exact change? If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year 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!
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.
How are you getting change?
Use exact change?
If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.
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!