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minus-squareNorgur@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down4·1 年前What good is cash gonna do if the networked cash register doesn’t open anymore?
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down5·1 年前They have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
minus-squareHawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前Simply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·1 年前Somebody’s never worked retail. Yeah, there’s no way they’ll do that. Maybe at a small independently-owned store? Otherwise, there’s no way they’re even allowed to do that!
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 年前Use exact change? If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.
What good is cash gonna do if the networked cash register doesn’t open anymore?
They have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
Simply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
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Somebody’s never worked retail. Yeah, there’s no way they’ll do that. Maybe at a small independently-owned store? Otherwise, there’s no way they’re even allowed to do that!
How are you getting change?
Use exact change?
If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.