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minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down5·4 months agoThey have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
minus-squareHawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoSimply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·4 months agoSomebody’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-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·4 months agoThey can do that anyway. It’s called credit.
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoUse exact change? If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.
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.
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!
They can do that anyway. It’s called credit.
How are you getting change?
Use exact change?
If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.