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Pixie Knuckles

Chatterbox

Scotland, UK

Joined: Feb 2021

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19-06-2021, 03:53 PM

Re: No till

Originally Posted by Dachs ->

Yes, mostly the elderly and those with little money who don't do online banking. It's a process though which is not happening over night.

Its still happening though....slow or not, there will be a time when you get the "accepted way of behaviour" and the "unaccepted way", so it creates tension and resentment. I don't know what the answer is - I daresay it isn't economically viable to have the two options running alongside each other.

Dachs

Senior Member

Germany

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19-06-2021, 03:58 PM

Re: No till

Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles ->

I don't know what the answer is - I daresay it isn't economically viable to have the two options running alongside each other.

The main arguments are that Germany is hopelessly behind in IT services which has to change and that "people" want it that way.

Longdogs

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SW England

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19-06-2021, 03:59 PM

Re: No till

My main worry is hat there will be many mistakes made. Technology goes wrong the whole time. I can imagine getting billed for someone else's shopping. Imagine if it was Dawn French?

Dachs

Senior Member

Germany

Joined: Feb 2021

Posts: 224

19-06-2021, 04:03 PM

Re: No till

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->

My main worry is hat there will be many mistakes made. Technology goes wrong the whole time. I can imagine getting billed for someone else's shopping. Imagine if it was Dawn French?

Until now everything that went wrong has been fixed by banks and institutions which might probably change if everyone got hooked.

Percy Vere

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Wilds and woolly wastes of Staffordshire, UK

Joined: Dec 2019

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19-06-2021, 04:32 PM

Re: No till

Originally Posted by LongDriver ->

Tesco will have effectively lost me as a customer as I flatly refuse to own a smartphone. I have been 100% content with my little Nokia 130 and I have absolutely no intension of replacing it.

So do I. I am quite happy with my old, clam-shell, PAYG 3G mobile that only comes out when we go any long distance in the car or I go fishing for the day. (Even then it needs charging before we leave home

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Originally Posted by Dachs ->

Until now everything that went wrong has been fixed by banks and institutions which might probably change if everyone got hooked.

I dread to think what would happen if the technology went down like it frequently does with the banks on-line systems and with ATMs.

Pixie Knuckles

Chatterbox

Scotland, UK

Joined: Feb 2021

Posts: 5,698

19-06-2021, 04:52 PM

Re: No till

Originally Posted by Percy Vere ->

I dread to think what would happen if the technology went down like it frequently does with the banks on-line systems and with ATMs.

Same here

LongDriver

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West Sussex (coastal)

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19-06-2021, 04:53 PM

Re: No till

Originally Posted by Longdogs ->

My main worry is hat there will be many mistakes made. Technology goes wrong the whole time. I can imagine getting billed for someone else's shopping. Imagine if it was Dawn French?

What has DF done to offend you LD? She would be welcome at my dining table any time she was in my location

Bathsheba

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Devon, UK

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19-06-2021, 05:37 PM

Re: No till

It isn't just the elderly who are being left behind - some shops are as well! I went into a bakery in Dawlish today to buy something for lunch, a couple of sausage rolls and a couple of cakes, which I went to pay for with my smart watch. Er no, not only was the shop not geared up for contactless payments, you couldn't even pay by card. Cash only! Well I don't ever carry cash these days, so I had to go elsewhere.

I'm surprised that 'cash only' businesses still exist in this day and age, especially during a pandemic when so many places actually refuse cash for fear of handling it.