Not that I disagree with the decision to make them accept cash(I am a cash and carry type of guy), but who in this country CAN’T get a credit card, or for that matter a Bank Card.
Yogi Berra said cash is just as good as money and Yogi knows.
Well check your skirts because your privilege is showing. There are LOTS of people who can’t get credit cards including most folks under 18. Did you have a credit card as a 12 year old? People who have had a bankruptcy or foreclosure can’t get credit cards. Shall I go on?
but who in this country CAN’T get a credit card, or for that matter a Bank Card.
To answer your question, let’s start with teenagers, (or even children). They can’t get credit cards. Next, try an unemployed person, they aren’t going to qualify for a card. The homeless would not qualify for a credit card, also those with a bankruptcy will have a hard time getting a credit card. Someone working at a minimum wage job will also find it hard to get a credit card. There are so many people who can’t qualify for a credit card but also those that have had their bank account closed because they could not balance their account too many times, (bad checks, etc.). Cashless is a bad idea for any walk-in type of business but is possibly illegal.
Now there are all those preloaded cards too. They’re accepted anywhere and everywhere because they’re just a debit card. Even if you can’t get a bank account you can get a debit card now. Brinks has been advertising their card heavily. It works just like a bank. Your check can be auto deposited to it and you can go online and pay bills with it. There’s absolutely no reason for anyone not to have a card now.