Comment on What it feels like shopping in 2026
UncleArthur@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In the UK, most independent shops prefer cash to avoid paying EFTPOS fees. In fact, it’s common to see “Cash is King” signs by the tills. In fact, some businesses (e.g. fish and chip shops and barbers) retain cash-only policies.
Italy: transactions under 10€ rarely (if ever) have any fees.
Over 10€ is still rare for them to have any fee, but even if they have, they are usually so small that nobody considers them. In fact, if someone prefers cash, I automatically think they want to avoid taxes (mostly VAT).
In Germany this is also the case in the surface. In reality it’s just easier to avoid taxes with cash
jqubed@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
In the US credit cards are the most common, which typically charge the merchants a 3-5% processing fee, so I’ve seen more and more places offering a discount for paying with cash.