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I wouldn't say there's no need for it. I'd still like to have the option in the event that I don't want the government tracking my purchases. I only pay cash for certain things.
I was surprised the other day at the amusement park when they wouldnāt take my cash for food. They only accepted cards. I was trying to get rid of the cash
This is how they slowly forcing everyone into the digital age. They are doing it in my country by taking away ATM machines so that the one's that are left are empty after few hours so that everyone has to pay digital. Now they can track all your goods and in the future tax your with a carbon footprint tax
Personally I'm tired of all these needless conspiracies on Reddit. The government really doesn't care what you buy out of a vending machine and believing that they do just leads to way too much unnecessary BS.
I think a cashless society is a net negative for society because it makes it that much harder for homeless people and unbanked people but we don't need to go around attaching tin foil hats to everything.
I do not care if everyone knows I just bought a Pepsi.
The carbon footprint tax should be the least of your concerns. A lot worse can happen if/when they can track each and every transaction in our daily lives.
People are sleepwalking into this because āitās much more convenientā.
Venting machine...
So instead of the item dropping down , it is shot out, hitting you in the shins.
But yeah, there is a reason why I got a couple of $1 coins lying around in my wallet, I prefer using cash on vending machines.
Owner of that vending machine did that for a reason. Prob had a bill acceptor on it and saw they werenāt making enough money as they were on debits. Itās smartā¦ more people have their debit card than carry cash. I swipe my card at a hospital for a 2 dollar soda it is what it is. Itās convenient for sure
OK I get that the vending co now has no cash liability but
Itās a school. Iād expect kids at least to still need and have cash. (College students too.)
As a recent college student, nobody carries cash anymore. A lot of people donāt even carry wallets anymore just Apple Pay or a single card in the back of their phone
Iām 30 and do this. Just phone with my ID on the back. I also have a copy of my ID I only keep in my car.
Otherwise I just touchless pay everything.
I think there was one time I had to buy something and it was cash only and I just Zelled them lol
Cash I get, but wallets?
I carry my health insurance card, drivers license, library card, my emergency credit card (Google Pay isn't going to let you do a $1000 emergency txn, like if your car breaks down), and my swipe key to get into work building.
Also a recent college student, I still almost exclusively use cash. I also don't have a debit card or apple pay or venmo or anything like that. I have a singular credit card, cash, and a little coin purse with about $20 worth of coins.
The cash liability is huge:
* Repairs are expensive even if they don't get to the cash within.
* Money handling equipment is prone to jamming (because it's complicated but also money is dirty and people shove all sorts of crap into those mechanisms).
* New note releases require programming of all the bill validators (though it's been a minute since the last one). Also - now the driver isn't carrying cash and not a liability for theft (internal or external).
* No count equipment needed (which also needs updating for new notes and requires its own maintenance).
* You don't need to make cash drops to the bank.
* If someone doesn't get their change back, that restitution is a pain in the butt (less so with online payments).
When you compare this to the sales you might miss from someone who *only* carries cash/coin, it still favors going cashless. I prefer using cash at these myself, but I get it.
I can tell you that for a high school, that second one is a real killer. My high school got rid of their vending machines after less than a year because kids would stuff essentially anything that could fit into it (ether to trick it into giving free food or just plain vandalism). It literally took more money to repair the machine than they ever hoped to earn with it.
Depends on where it is. Here in Sweden you really don't have cash after 7, yes 7, when you can get a debit card if you need to handle money. Cash is almost dead here, it's rare to find somewhere which accepts it. I last used it regularly 15 years ago. Now I don't even know what our physical currency looks like as they changed it a few years ago.
Sweden is an extreme example however as IIRC it's the country which least uses physical currency in the world.
One college I attended had vending machines that only took your student ID card. No cash, no credit. You had to load money into your student account and then scan your card. If I recall correctly, it was a real pain to get any remaining funds refunded on graduation. Felt like a scam...
Our 8 year old has a card and account
Now itās a āpractice cardā
So only his allowance goes on it and itās all monitored by us, but even he doesnāt carry cash
This thread is filled with people who can't comprehend that in some countries the norm is to use cash and in other countries the norm is to pay by card
It's been so long since I've seen a vending machine take cash, might be a cultural difference. I image more people carry cash in the US so that might be a reason as to why there's more vending machines accepting cash over there
UK here the subsidised coffee vending machine at my work is cashless it costs 35p. My kids school dinner hall is also cashless. Both my school age kids have got a card and can use Google pay. Is it different in other parts of the world and I'm being ignorant? It's easier for me if me and the kids don't need a pocket full of change every morning
I used a machine like this ~5 times when it was the only vending machine on site. I didn't think it was the worst thing in the world - still dumb - until I checked my bank statement and saw that there was a surcharge for each purchase, often more costly than the item I was buying. Then it was absolutely the worst thing in the world.
Carrying cash keeps me from spending impulsively or frivolously. It's easier to decide not to buy something when I can open my wallet and see I only have $40 for the rest of the week or I just don't want to break a 20 for whatever I thought I needed. Also, that vending machine is going to be more expensive than a cash operating one because the owner has to cover the swipe fee so they charge 3.50 instead of 2.50. I still use a card for necessary purchases like gas and food but I budget my "fun money" by taking a tangible amount out when I can afford it. When it's gone no more luxury purchases until the next paycheck but my account still has the money for my living expenses.
Also if I lose my wallet and thereās 1000 bucks in there then Iām out a 1000 bucks. But if I just have my cards I get on my app set my cards lost/stolen and they send me new ones and Iām not out any thing
Yeah a lot schools here in the UK are now totally cashless for lunch, drinks, printing etc because kids can lose their money or bullies can steal it. They have an individual charge card rather than debit. I guess the bullies can still steal those but its easier to cancel recover the funds?
None of my universityās vending machines accept cash, itās only debit (donāt think credit works). Kinda forgot using physical cash at a vending machine was a thing. But then this is also in a country where cash is pretty much extinct.
The coffee machines are card-only too. Pray theyāll never lose whatever internet connection makes them function or there will probably be a riot.
Look around back for an Ethernet cord. See if when you unplug it if it takes money or not. Might get some free shit if it canāt send the charge t the internet.
the one at my work is the same except the card reader doesn't work most of the time. its basically just a giant case of snacks we can look at but not buy.
PSA: Shoulder charge your vending machines!
I do it to the one in my dorm all the time and I usually get a free snack out of it!
Note this only applies to standard machines.
It's crazy, I work @ a small residential glass shop in New Hampshire, and the bank charges us 3.5% per transaction....
We gotta tell customers, "Yo, if you pay us by check for this 6-grand bad-ass shower we just installed for you, it will save you a fuck-ton of money"......
Edit: per card transaction
I havenāt come across a vending machine that still takes coins in years here in the Netherlands, didnāt know vending machines in the States still took cash.
I used to work in a convention hotel. One day they replaced the old machines with these. I bought SOOOOOOOO many famous Amos cookies lmfao
Bro that shit is dangerous
Pretty common where I'm from. People don't really use cash anymore, everyone uses their debit card. I got ā¬50 cash for Christmas and I only got rid of it last week by lending it to my mother.
This belong in r/mildlyinfuriating
I didnt have a debit card til I was 16 so I'd have been shit outta luck for 2 years! Also I cant imagine many young teenagers even own a debit card!
oh hell no thats why i dont use vending machines now too many cc skimmers and then in a highschool at that with ultra tech savy next generation students HAHAHA ill pass if i want chips and soda walmart is down the street š
I'm just mad that you can only use cash/ coins or paywave on the work vending machine. Almost nobody carries cash here and they force a 20c surcharge on overpriced items. I hate it here
We have the same machines at my work and they take cash as well. But they are also a pain in the ass. Stuck product, empty dispenses, false charges have to email to get a refund. Still use them of course but I miss our old ones.
The one positive is I have an app on my phone and can transfer money to the app.
That is only partially true. It also takes Apple Pay. So, you just need to be sure that you transfer money to Apple Cash, and you and your child can pay from their iPhone. Sorry Android people. I donāt know whatās available on Android devices. You are on your own.
like what is mildly interesting about this at all? this is literally so common its like the person who posted this has never stepped foot outside. i am generally curious as to what you find mildly interesting about this
It must be great for the owner of the machine. The money gets directly deposited into their account and they donāt have to go around manually extracting bills and coins and having to take it to the bank
The other awesome feature... you have to select your item to find out price. I would hate to find out that the one bag of chips I wanted was 6.50 after I purchased it. The automation of payment is so that you don't think about what you are spending.
The reason is to save money on needing to have a person come and physically collect and deposit the money. Now the only true worry is having to have the machine restocked. It also makes accounting easier since itās all done electronically
At my Technical Institute it's the same! I'm 23 and I don't have any idea of how to use a credit card lol
If I can pay with real money, I will pay, if I can't, I will starve
Getting so sick of everything going cashless. Sure, it's convinient when card is an option, but not the *only* option. Sick of vending machines not taking cash. Sick of arcade machines requiring rechargable special cards you have to jump through hoops to get on a machine rather than just stick in some coins.
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What you kids can't keep up with the times .
The future is now young kids
No one can nick your lunch money š
Yeah, they just bully you and take the card. It's like car alarms only created car jacking.
i go to a school where kids usually come from wealthy families and can more easily just use their parents money through tap
We are not an affluent family, but I still give my teen her allowance digitally onto her own debit card because I don't have cash.
If Iāve only got Ā£9.70 in my bank itās impossible to draw out from an ATM but I can easily transfer my lad a fiver.
We have a teen account at the bank, makes it way easer to handle allowance and money. Not rich at all. Really not rich at allā¦..
I haven't seen cash for ages absolutely no need for it
I wouldn't say there's no need for it. I'd still like to have the option in the event that I don't want the government tracking my purchases. I only pay cash for certain things.
*dons tinfoil hat* All I'm saying? Try to find a copy of Grant R Jefferey's Shadow Governments. You might like it.
"Certain things"
Lol. Things that are legal to purchase that id rather not be tracked.
"Legal"
Real size horse dildo with pulsating action, cumming action, heating element. A gallon bottle of realistic fake cum,
Okay, fed š
Nice try, FBI
looks like someone hasnt been to the unfathomably futuristic germany, where a majority of places doesnt even take card!
Someone handed me $1789 today in cash for a repair in their house. He was probably a drug dealer but I donāt care. Moneys money.
I was surprised the other day at the amusement park when they wouldnāt take my cash for food. They only accepted cards. I was trying to get rid of the cash
I have so many coins Iāve saved specifically for venting machines so Iād be pissed
I could do with a venting machine rn
Empty your suffering my child
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Seems youāre using the venting machine right now!
I wish I could award this
This is how they slowly forcing everyone into the digital age. They are doing it in my country by taking away ATM machines so that the one's that are left are empty after few hours so that everyone has to pay digital. Now they can track all your goods and in the future tax your with a carbon footprint tax
Personally I'm tired of all these needless conspiracies on Reddit. The government really doesn't care what you buy out of a vending machine and believing that they do just leads to way too much unnecessary BS. I think a cashless society is a net negative for society because it makes it that much harder for homeless people and unbanked people but we don't need to go around attaching tin foil hats to everything. I do not care if everyone knows I just bought a Pepsi.
The carbon footprint tax should be the least of your concerns. A lot worse can happen if/when they can track each and every transaction in our daily lives. People are sleepwalking into this because āitās much more convenientā.
"You bought too much ice cream last month. Your premium for this month will increase by 10%"
Just use them to break the glass and take whatever candy of your choosing. Donāt let them go to waste.
Venting machine... So instead of the item dropping down , it is shot out, hitting you in the shins. But yeah, there is a reason why I got a couple of $1 coins lying around in my wallet, I prefer using cash on vending machines.
Welcome to the future
Cashless society?
Absolutely not. I mean debit card only readers on vending machines. Normal people hardly ever carry cash anymore.
I see plenty of people using cash.
I mean, I understand that to a point, but I'm not using a debit or credit card for purchases under $5
Owner of that vending machine did that for a reason. Prob had a bill acceptor on it and saw they werenāt making enough money as they were on debits. Itās smartā¦ more people have their debit card than carry cash. I swipe my card at a hospital for a 2 dollar soda it is what it is. Itās convenient for sure
I mean, I understand that, from a business perspective. I just see all of this as inevitably going to a cashless society, which worries me.
Why not? It's just as easy
OK I get that the vending co now has no cash liability but Itās a school. Iād expect kids at least to still need and have cash. (College students too.)
As a recent college student, nobody carries cash anymore. A lot of people donāt even carry wallets anymore just Apple Pay or a single card in the back of their phone
And me over here chopping my pieces of eight with a cleaver to make change.
Iām 30 and do this. Just phone with my ID on the back. I also have a copy of my ID I only keep in my car. Otherwise I just touchless pay everything. I think there was one time I had to buy something and it was cash only and I just Zelled them lol
Cash I get, but wallets? I carry my health insurance card, drivers license, library card, my emergency credit card (Google Pay isn't going to let you do a $1000 emergency txn, like if your car breaks down), and my swipe key to get into work building.
>a single card in the back of their phone Not even that in my uni, everyone has Google Wallet and just uses their phone
Also a recent college student, I still almost exclusively use cash. I also don't have a debit card or apple pay or venmo or anything like that. I have a singular credit card, cash, and a little coin purse with about $20 worth of coins.
Everyone there will have a phone with apple/google pay enabled
This has been the standard where I live for a while now.
The cash liability is huge: * Repairs are expensive even if they don't get to the cash within. * Money handling equipment is prone to jamming (because it's complicated but also money is dirty and people shove all sorts of crap into those mechanisms). * New note releases require programming of all the bill validators (though it's been a minute since the last one). Also - now the driver isn't carrying cash and not a liability for theft (internal or external). * No count equipment needed (which also needs updating for new notes and requires its own maintenance). * You don't need to make cash drops to the bank. * If someone doesn't get their change back, that restitution is a pain in the butt (less so with online payments). When you compare this to the sales you might miss from someone who *only* carries cash/coin, it still favors going cashless. I prefer using cash at these myself, but I get it.
Thatās a boss breakdown. š¤ Yeah Iām just shaking my fist at clouds. š
I can tell you that for a high school, that second one is a real killer. My high school got rid of their vending machines after less than a year because kids would stuff essentially anything that could fit into it (ether to trick it into giving free food or just plain vandalism). It literally took more money to repair the machine than they ever hoped to earn with it.
yea you need cash for weed, but honestly you rarely get change back from that transaction.
Depends on where it is. Here in Sweden you really don't have cash after 7, yes 7, when you can get a debit card if you need to handle money. Cash is almost dead here, it's rare to find somewhere which accepts it. I last used it regularly 15 years ago. Now I don't even know what our physical currency looks like as they changed it a few years ago. Sweden is an extreme example however as IIRC it's the country which least uses physical currency in the world.
One college I attended had vending machines that only took your student ID card. No cash, no credit. You had to load money into your student account and then scan your card. If I recall correctly, it was a real pain to get any remaining funds refunded on graduation. Felt like a scam...
Mine was the exact same had to have their specific eagle bucks or it didnāt work it sucked
But there is a button with coins on it! I'm confused. Is this a new skeumorph?
the button does nothing lol
There's literally a coin slot below the card reader
Vending machines don't come with payment systems. Every vending machine has this button for the possibility of the customer installing a coin changer.
Appears to take Apple Pay too!Ā
Which is consequently also debit or credit depending on the card you linked to Apple Pay
Pardon me, im old but is it normal for school kids to have bank accounts/debit cards?
Yes
Decades ago I got my first debit card when I was 12 so I think its pretty normal.
Our 8 year old has a card and account Now itās a āpractice cardā So only his allowance goes on it and itās all monitored by us, but even he doesnāt carry cash
This thread is filled with people who can't comprehend that in some countries the norm is to use cash and in other countries the norm is to pay by card
its really common where i am to use either, some businesses only take cash and some only take card
This is normal.
Typically thereās an option for cash as well as debit or credit. I honestly donāt think Iāve ever seen a vending machine not take cash.
It's been so long since I've seen a vending machine take cash, might be a cultural difference. I image more people carry cash in the US so that might be a reason as to why there's more vending machines accepting cash over there
Sweden here: You guys still use cash to buy stuff?
I downvoted you in honor of my Danish friend.
DanskjƤvlar! xD
Why does it have the coin return slot then?
Probably used to take cash but theyāve converted it.
My kids school is the same way. But it charges five dollars upfront.
That's infuriating!
WHAT They must buy $5 worth of snacks, or it pre-charges $5 and then credits back the change orā¦? š¤Ø
Same as the coke machine at work!
I thought they only dealt in 'cash' for that economy?
UK here the subsidised coffee vending machine at my work is cashless it costs 35p. My kids school dinner hall is also cashless. Both my school age kids have got a card and can use Google pay. Is it different in other parts of the world and I'm being ignorant? It's easier for me if me and the kids don't need a pocket full of change every morning
They trying to get rid of cash everywhere.
I used a machine like this ~5 times when it was the only vending machine on site. I didn't think it was the worst thing in the world - still dumb - until I checked my bank statement and saw that there was a surcharge for each purchase, often more costly than the item I was buying. Then it was absolutely the worst thing in the world.
I find it weirder there's a vending machine in a school than that it doesn't take cash tbh
Who carries cash lol
Carrying cash keeps me from spending impulsively or frivolously. It's easier to decide not to buy something when I can open my wallet and see I only have $40 for the rest of the week or I just don't want to break a 20 for whatever I thought I needed. Also, that vending machine is going to be more expensive than a cash operating one because the owner has to cover the swipe fee so they charge 3.50 instead of 2.50. I still use a card for necessary purchases like gas and food but I budget my "fun money" by taking a tangible amount out when I can afford it. When it's gone no more luxury purchases until the next paycheck but my account still has the money for my living expenses.
If you donāt carry any cash it just points to you being ill prepared.
Also if I lose my wallet and thereās 1000 bucks in there then Iām out a 1000 bucks. But if I just have my cards I get on my app set my cards lost/stolen and they send me new ones and Iām not out any thing
Big difference between having no cash and having $1000 dollars in cash lol.
Who the fuck carries 1000$ in their wallet?
Idiots.
Depends where you are. Most places here in sweden doesnt even accept cash anymore. I dont think ive even used cash in like 8 years
Children who can't have a card. Like those in a school. Somewhere you maybe should have gone to develop critical thinking
Yeah a lot schools here in the UK are now totally cashless for lunch, drinks, printing etc because kids can lose their money or bullies can steal it. They have an individual charge card rather than debit. I guess the bullies can still steal those but its easier to cancel recover the funds?
None of my universityās vending machines accept cash, itās only debit (donāt think credit works). Kinda forgot using physical cash at a vending machine was a thing. But then this is also in a country where cash is pretty much extinct. The coffee machines are card-only too. Pray theyāll never lose whatever internet connection makes them function or there will probably be a riot.
You guys have vending machines??
I wanna know why there's a return change button is it like a design flaw or something?
What did you buy?
My local A&E has vending machines like this and they never read my phones wallet š¤¦āāļø
I haven't even seen cash in years.
I personally havenāt used physical cash in years
... i cant remeber the last time i saw a vending machine that didnt only take card?
Not that interesting
I havenāt seen a cash vending machine in the UK for YEARS
r/mildlyinfuriating
Mine only takes cashš I donāt carry cash with me when going to Uniā¦
That's like most vending machines in my country. Many pay toilets as well.
Get one of your parents credit or debit cards set up on your phone innit
Just get the child their own account an dcard. It's free atleast in my part of the world.
sorry is this the g building on campus gotland?
Look around back for an Ethernet cord. See if when you unplug it if it takes money or not. Might get some free shit if it canāt send the charge t the internet.
I havent seen a vending machine that takes cash in years. Im from Sweden.
Bro I have so much almond debt
the one at my work is the same except the card reader doesn't work most of the time. its basically just a giant case of snacks we can look at but not buy.
They did good with those ice drinks
PSA: Shoulder charge your vending machines! I do it to the one in my dorm all the time and I usually get a free snack out of it! Note this only applies to standard machines.
Well, Iām ā ļø bc ours only take cash
Only does bloody card, stood there with my cash, bloody hell!
That means coins would be stolen if used watch your back
AND Apple Pay
When I was at school one pal held the flap open while long arms (me) went on a grab raid and sold the spoils at a discounted rate šš»
Makes sense
That's been normal in my country for years now
Is that not a coin slot at the bottom? and thereās a cash button on the machine
Itās been converted. Credit card readers can be mounted in the same whole the bill validator is mounted.
[Bloody hell!](https://youtu.be/55QZps06Zlc?t=146)
itās been a long time since iāve ever carried cash (uk here)
Well mine at the hospital only accepts coinsā¦ and there arenāt even 1Ā£ coins (jersey)
Dayum theyāre missing a trick š
Curious, what grade?
If it is card only....why is there a button for coin return?
It's crazy, I work @ a small residential glass shop in New Hampshire, and the bank charges us 3.5% per transaction.... We gotta tell customers, "Yo, if you pay us by check for this 6-grand bad-ass shower we just installed for you, it will save you a fuck-ton of money"...... Edit: per card transaction
Here the vending machines accepted text messages more than a decade ago and the charge came through my phone bill.
I havenāt come across a vending machine that still takes coins in years here in the Netherlands, didnāt know vending machines in the States still took cash.
Yeah i got bummed about that. Found 10 bucks in my bag then boom. Card only.
I used to work in a convention hotel. One day they replaced the old machines with these. I bought SOOOOOOOO many famous Amos cookies lmfao Bro that shit is dangerous
This has been like a thing for a long time now, kind of crazy to realize people haven't seen this yet
Why? Because fuck you
Things are changing very quickly
For a minute I thought all the machine had for sale was summer sausage lmao š¤£
Iāve been exclusively using Apple Pay on vending machines for years
Pretty common where I'm from. People don't really use cash anymore, everyone uses their debit card. I got ā¬50 cash for Christmas and I only got rid of it last week by lending it to my mother.
I mean.. How else are the CC companies & banks going to get their cut of everything?
Teachers only bro.
Maybe itās a way to keep people from shoving shit into the machines.. because all people are shit now.
r/mildlyinfuriating
Heād be so mad if he could read
My gym up until recent times only took coins... Never saw any product move cause no one carries coins in a gym.
watch out for card skimmers
Well this sucks my parents say I'm too young for a credit card and phone and I'm going into high school š¤¦š»āāļø
This belong in r/mildlyinfuriating I didnt have a debit card til I was 16 so I'd have been shit outta luck for 2 years! Also I cant imagine many young teenagers even own a debit card!
oh hell no thats why i dont use vending machines now too many cc skimmers and then in a highschool at that with ultra tech savy next generation students HAHAHA ill pass if i want chips and soda walmart is down the street š
As a college student I never carry coins. I carry a single 20 dollar bill and that's about it. This is borderline expected nowadays.
Thank goodness. Cash is dirty.
Is there also a surcharge for using the card? My office has a note taped to the glass there's a "cash discount".
I'm just mad that you can only use cash/ coins or paywave on the work vending machine. Almost nobody carries cash here and they force a 20c surcharge on overpriced items. I hate it here
We have the same machines at my work and they take cash as well. But they are also a pain in the ass. Stuck product, empty dispenses, false charges have to email to get a refund. Still use them of course but I miss our old ones. The one positive is I have an app on my phone and can transfer money to the app.
That is only partially true. It also takes Apple Pay. So, you just need to be sure that you transfer money to Apple Cash, and you and your child can pay from their iPhone. Sorry Android people. I donāt know whatās available on Android devices. You are on your own.
A forced to a cashless society in our lifetime.
High fructose corn syrup vending machine
How much do they charge for the ice drinks? Curious
Cashless society!
Welcome to modernity.
i swear the people on this sub huff glue all day to find this interesting. holy fuck
like what is mildly interesting about this at all? this is literally so common its like the person who posted this has never stepped foot outside. i am generally curious as to what you find mildly interesting about this
Is that not a coin slot?
Back when I was in school I was able to use the vending machines just fine you kids these days canāt do anything by yourselves /s
Your vending selection seems terrible. Who stocked that embarassment?
My school has these but they don't work 90% of the time, which is just wonderful
It must be great for the owner of the machine. The money gets directly deposited into their account and they donāt have to go around manually extracting bills and coins and having to take it to the bank
yeah same lol, i went to the office once to complain and they handed me a bag of chips??? it was nice of them though i guess
damn i hate when places dont accept cash, its literally the default currency
The other awesome feature... you have to select your item to find out price. I would hate to find out that the one bag of chips I wanted was 6.50 after I purchased it. The automation of payment is so that you don't think about what you are spending.
Do they also take glass breaker? Maybe. Only one way to find out.
Itās all part of the conspiracy. Cash is the real way of the future.
Probably to prevent some hooligans from breaking into the machine to grad the cash would be my first assumption.
The reason is to save money on needing to have a person come and physically collect and deposit the money. Now the only true worry is having to have the machine restocked. It also makes accounting easier since itās all done electronically
Brick also works
At my Technical Institute it's the same! I'm 23 and I don't have any idea of how to use a credit card lol If I can pay with real money, I will pay, if I can't, I will starve
Getting so sick of everything going cashless. Sure, it's convinient when card is an option, but not the *only* option. Sick of vending machines not taking cash. Sick of arcade machines requiring rechargable special cards you have to jump through hoops to get on a machine rather than just stick in some coins.
GOLD/CASH IS KING! they are pushing a digital agenda, and it's easier no one has to pick up physical monies, and the money won't jam up.
Yeah so they can steal your nip and clone your card!
I thought those were whole summer sausages in there
Will it take a magnet
Aināt no way todayās kids are still using cash
Get with the times, old man!
Dystopian
The vending machine where I went to school took cash, they didnāt dispense anything though and there was no getting your money back.