Cashless at the dome

[cjr3888]

I tried to pay with cash at a football game. They told me they couldn't take it. I told them that they were breaking the law by not accepting legal tender.

It's actually not against the law not to accept cash. I don't like cashless for a few reasons. First, I use primarily cash for everything. At Cajun Field there were some spots that took cash. Second, when paying with card they add fees that aren't advertised in the price. FTC just ruled that these hidden fees cannot be charged unless advertised in the full cost of ticket prices. That should also be done with these concession prices. I've been at Teurlings for basketball this week. Game ticket advertised as $10 but when you are forced to pay cashless online the ticket cost $11. Concessions advertised as $2 but when forced to pay cashless it cost $2.45.

[JMV JustMyView]

It's actually not against the law not to accept cash. I don't like cashless for a few reasons. First, I use primarily cash for everything. At Cajun Field there were some spots that took cash. Second, when paying with card they add fees that aren't advertised in the price. FTC just ruled that these hidden fees cannot be charged unless advertised in the full cost of ticket prices. That should also be done with these concession prices. I've been at Teurlings for basketball this week. Game ticket advertised as $10 but when you are forced to pay cashless online the ticket cost $11. Concessions advertised as $2 but when forced to pay cashless it cost $2.45.

Those are only Tuerlings prices when they play Loreauville. LOL

[cjr3888]

Those are only Tuerlings prices when they play Loreauville. LOL

They might charge us more after beating them Monday. I think North Vermilion might also stop scheduling us after the blowout yesterday. It's not often there's a running clock to end a basketball game.

[RedBug58]

At many places now they charge 4% more if you pay with a credit card. I know I'm an "old guy" and I just like to use cash. I started getting away from electronic transactions when the Biden administration announced that they wanted to track all of your transactions on Paypal/Venmo etc so that they could tax you on everything you sold (after you hit $600). It didn't pass, yet....

[Louisiana84]

CASH is king. Your privacy was better with flip phones, unless you used AT&T whose SIM cards send test messages without your consent

[Cajun Bullet]

Build Back Better

You really meant BBB = Build Back Broke! aka Biden Economics!

[SlickRick]

You really meant BBB = Build Back Broke! aka Biden Economics!

That's the one!

[ZoomZoom]

At many places now they charge 4% more if you pay with a credit card. I know I'm an "old guy" and I just like to use cash. I started getting away from electronic transactions when the Biden administration announced that they wanted to track all of your transactions on Paypal/Venmo etc so that they could tax you on everything you sold (after you hit $600). It didn't pass, yet....

What’s the magic amount of maximum cash you can deposit w/o disclosing at the bank? 2.999.00 I think.

[JMV JustMyView]

CASH is king. Your privacy was better with flip phones, unless you used AT&T whose SIM cards send test messages without your consent

Was king.

[Turbine]

The evolution of credit card acceptance and usage is interesting.

Vendors originally were just happy to make sales that otherwise (without credit cards) they had no hope of getting.

The transaction fee charged by credit card companies to the vendor was seen as a minor investment to aquire unattainable customers.

Now they force usage, and tack on various silly fees above and beyond the ones they included in the price of their products years ago.

Interesting evolution.

[R1Letterman]

CASH is king. Your privacy was better with flip phones, unless you used AT&T whose SIM cards send test messages without your consent

And coverage was better. Anyone who claims 5g has been perfect is the conspiracy theorist after all

[Jarhead1]

Private vendors , Mr Vic’s , cotton candy etc will still take cash .