It’s the worst once someone has gone all the way through a tablet/GUI menu and made all their purchase decisions only to be awkwardly thwarted at the payment step. Negative bonus points if there is a line of customers behind the pour soul attempting to use cash
[UK here, where I feel we are slipping slowly but relentlessly towards the worst parts of the American Way in many areas including this one]
There are many less fortunate people that can't get a credit or debit card and I don't want to support practices that hurt them even more.
Cash costs money too. We always talk about the cost of credit cards but always forget the cost of dealing with cash.
I'm super happy with all this modernization. I only need to carry an Apple Watch, not even my phone. I love it.
Why is that?
Not enough spare money to maintain a bank account.
No desire for a high-fee credit card, no access to a low-fee credit card.
No acceptable documentation.