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lleweyon Credit-Card Backlash Mounts as Kroger Weighs Expanding Visa Ban

Between my debit card and Mobilepay, I haven't used cash in nearly 2 years living in Copenhagen so I finally ditched my leather bifold wallet and made a slim card holder out of an IKEA bag. It's only been a month or so, but so far no regrets.

lleweyon Credit-Card Backlash Mounts as Kroger Weighs Expanding Visa Ban

In villages and even in some bars and restaurants in a regional capital.

Tourist places usually take cards, but the "local" places I was visiting often didn't.

lleweyon Credit-Card Backlash Mounts as Kroger Weighs Expanding Visa Ban

That is definitely not true in Germany. There were many places that only accepted cash while I lived there.

I just spent 2 weeks in Spain and there were many places I tried to eat that were cash ø ly.

In Chinatown in London, as well, many places are cash only.

"outside the US" is a big place, be careful to be more specific.