|
This summer Red and I were at Silver Sands outlets in Destin, Fl. After making our selections the cashier rang up our purchases including my coupons and discounts which amounted to quite a bit. After swiping my debit card, the system went down. We waited for several minutes while the manager scurried. There was a long line. Did we have cash? or a check? No to both. Not wanting to lose my discounts that were tied up in the purchase we had them set our stuff aside and we headed out in search of an ATM. The ATM at the outlet was down as well. We got in the car and drove around and found a working ATM not to far away. 30 minutes later we're back, completing the purchase. "We're so sorry for the trouble", they said. In the past I would always carry at least one check with me, but now I'm strictly debit and a small amount of cash. Recently, at a local mom and pop diner the system went down while we were eating, and when we were ready to pay they could only take cash. They knew us, so it was easy to just go to an ATM for cash and then go back and pay the bill. But that only worked because they knew us. I see a lot of potential problems in a strictly cashless society.
__________________
Quiet, mild-mannered souls might just turn out to be roaring lions of two-fisted cool.
|