I bought this EMSEEK Waterproof Wallet a few years ago from amazon ($12) that I carry in my cargo trunks all day where I keep my room key, cash and credit card nice and dry! I'd recommend getting one!
I bought this EMSEEK Waterproof Wallet a few years ago from amazon ($12) that I carry in my cargo trunks all day where I keep my room key, cash and credit card nice and dry! I'd recommend getting one!
Go Bills!
Was lucky to be in London last week in September, was shocked to see how many cashless businesses there were. Counterfeiting, fingers in the till and simpler bookkeeping , making change, especially coins ,transferring large amounts of cash to the bank were some of the many reasons . See what the future holds ? One global currency?
Increased credit card usage in one of the scammer capitals of the world - what could go wrong? I'm leaning towards not using my CC in future trips after having to waste time correcting fraudulent charges last couple of trips.
My guess is all will go to cards only in due time. Seems to be the way everything is going.
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Note to self .......skip Treehouse. In 25 trips I've never used a credit card. Cash used to be king.
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With all electronic currency, it is also easier to cut off your access to goods and services if your social credit score drops below acceptable levels.
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DITTO on that! I’ve always used only cash while in Jamaica or elsewhere traveling .Even here in New York I will not go into any cashless establishments… crazy. I carry a credit card just in case in of emergencies. I don’t think that was a very smart business move on Gail’s part.
Deanna (aka DeeDee from NY)
We stopped there one day last week to get a drink and noticed the card only sign. We were about to leave when the bartender told us we could pay in cash.
oddly enough, a lot of non-chain bars and restaurants up here where it is too kold are pushing people to use cash over a credit card because of the fees involved. you can still use a credit card but they are passing along the charges they incur onto the customer's bill. two of my favorite restaurants are handing out tabs with the cash price, the credit card price is to be determined after they ring it up. can't blame a restaurant for not wanting to pay out 3% or so plus whatever the card rewards cost. they are lucky if they make 5% profit to begin with. a lot of cc usage can hit their bottom line hard.
refusing cash seems like a bad idea for a tourist beach location. and it will increase their cost to do business unless they pass along the cost of using a card. a lot of folks are unpleasantly surprised when their card is shut off after one transaction because they failed to notify the cc company that they will be using it out of the country.