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The Valley goes cashless.

SoundAsa£
SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,513
edited August 2021 in General Charlton
All catering inside The Valley the ticket office and other outlets will become cashless as from Saturday.
The club shop went cashless on July 27th.
Match programmes (on sale outside The Valley), will remain cash only.
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  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,868
    Not surprised, I'm struggling to remember the last time I went to a cashpoint or paid cash for anything (even the ice cream man takes contactless now!)

    I always used to carry cash on me
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,031
    A bit of a pain if the ground is cashless but you still need cash to buy a programme, as you'll still need to bring cash anyway
  • Justin20474
    Justin20474 Posts: 757
    What about the betting concession, are they cashless as well?
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,666
    Was in a coffee shop last week. Old boy in front of me had a wallet full of notes and tried paying for his coffee and cake but they didn’t have enough change in the till. Said he didn’t use plastic. The woman serving let him off paying. Thought about trying the same but I actually had a wallet with no notes in it. Havn’t had for months. 
  • Hartleypete
    Hartleypete Posts: 4,705
    Justin20474 said:
    What about the betting concession, are they cashless as well?
    Only when they need to pay out.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,031
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Was in a coffee shop last week. Old boy in front of me had a wallet full of notes and tried paying for his coffee and cake but they didn’t have enough change in the till. Said he didn’t use plastic. The woman serving let him off paying. Thought about trying the same but I actually had a wallet with no notes in it. Havn’t had for months. 
    I went into a convenience store the other day to buy a bottle of water, and had to use cash as they had a minimum charge of £3 to use cards!
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,513
    Justin20474 said:
    What about the betting concession, are they cashless as well?
    That wasn’t mentioned.
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,829
    Surprised it’s took this long, hopefully the catering units aren’t going to only have old school terminals that take a painfully long time to connect to the network on a good day, and they are using decent fast services which just get the payment done 
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,732
    killerandflash said:
    ShootersHillGuru said:
    Was in a coffee shop last week. Old boy in front of me had a wallet full of notes and tried paying for his coffee and cake but they didn’t have enough change in the till. Said he didn’t use plastic. The woman serving let him off paying. Thought about trying the same but I actually had a wallet with no notes in it. Havn’t had for months. 
    I went into a convenience store the other day to buy a bottle of water, and had to use cash as they had a minimum charge of £3 to use cards!
    I can understand why they have done that though. I believe shops, cafes etc arent allowed to charge the customer a fee per transaction but assume they can put a minimum amount on card use.

    Otherwise you would get people in there buying a pack of sweets, paying 25 pence on card or a bottle of water in your case 😉

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  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    About time - many European clubs have been doing it for years.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,383
    Cash is dead.

    Long live the contactless king!
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,513
    In the fullness of time, one wonders what drug dealers are going to do once cash is done away with?
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    For a bit of balance I get paid in cash and use it everywhere, petrol stations, restaurants, coffee shops and all good although one of two do struggle for change. Took £1,500 in cash with me to Cornwall and spent the lot so cash is still alive & kicking.
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,949
    edited August 2021
    Callumcafc said:
    Nothing new, the club has been cashless for years.
    .... until September 2020, "Thomas Day" B)
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 95,027
    eaststandmike said:
    For a bit of balance I get paid in cash and use it everywhere, petrol stations, restaurants, coffee shops and all good although one of two do struggle for change. Took £1,500 in cash with me to Cornwall and spent the lot so cash is still alive & kicking.
    There is your answer @SoundAsa£
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,732
    I do hope that when the card machines go down they give you the chance to pay cash or give us the food/drink on the house
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,513
    I did say “in the fullness of time”.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,666
    SoundAsa£ said:
    In the fullness of time, one wonders what drug dealers are going to do once cash is done away with?
    That’s actually an interesting point. 
  • EricBanterna
    EricBanterna Posts: 1,740
    I always use cash, hate using my card because I never know how much I've actually spent.   

    Also technically cannot refuse to accept due to in being legal tender. 

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  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,829
    EricBanterna said:
    I always use cash, hate using my card because I never know how much I've actually spent.   

    Also technically cannot refuse to accept due to in being legal tender. 
    Businesses can pick and choose what they accept, no legal reason to have to accept cash
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,697
    I never carry much cash, normally only have a tenner in my wallet at most, pay by card for everything over a fiver, maybe less sometimes, everywhere takes cards now so what’s the point.
  • SouthWest_Addicks
    SouthWest_Addicks Posts: 6,308
    edited August 2021
    EricBanterna said:
    I always use cash, hate using my card because I never know how much I've actually spent.   

    Also technically cannot refuse to accept due to in being legal tender. 
    My best mate and I are exactly the same. Always take cash out at the train station at the start of any football match day. Have no idea how much I have spent without it. Didn’t do it for WBA and spent like 3x what I was planning to spend.  It’s a habit which I do not want to break.
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,087
    I don’t even take my cards out much anymore.

    Everything done on my phone and watch with no limits on Apple Pay.
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    ForeverAddickted said:
    eaststandmike said:
    For a bit of balance I get paid in cash and use it everywhere, petrol stations, restaurants, coffee shops and all good although one of two do struggle for change. Took £1,500 in cash with me to Cornwall and spent the lot so cash is still alive & kicking.
    There is your answer @SoundAsa£
    I read an article today stating that the drug trade in Cornwall broke all time records, by £1500. 
  • palarsehater
    palarsehater Posts: 12,304
    Same as above I find it easier for budgeting on a day out 
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    eaststandmike said:
    For a bit of balance I get paid in cash and use it everywhere, petrol stations, restaurants, coffee shops and all good although one of two do struggle for change. Took £1,500 in cash with me to Cornwall and spent the lot so cash is still alive & kicking.
    You are bang out of order charging Paulie £1500 to put up a curtain pole. 
  • EricBanterna
    EricBanterna Posts: 1,740
    Rothko said:
    EricBanterna said:
    I always use cash, hate using my card because I never know how much I've actually spent.   

    Also technically cannot refuse to accept due to in being legal tender. 
    Businesses can pick and choose what they accept, no legal reason to have to accept cash
    No business can refuse a sale based upon the "offer to treat" but cannot refuse cash to pay 
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 6,914
    EricBanterna said:
    I always use cash, hate using my card because I never know how much I've actually spent.   

    Also technically cannot refuse to accept due to in being legal tender. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAjshQA2ms
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,666
    edited August 2021
    The offer to purchase something is the offer of a contract between buyer and seller. The seller has the right to refuse to enter into that contract for any reason he chooses. 

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