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Treasury confirms cheques will stay in circulation until 2029 but then cease to be accepted as legal tender

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[–] Nath@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There are a few retailers these days who don't deal with cash. It's just as weird to me as the retailers who only deal with cash.

[–] RarePossum@programming.dev 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Personally it makes more sense to me to not deal with cash. Most people prefer card now and it makes you a lower target to be robbed if there's no cash

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 2 points 17 hours ago

Plus banks are a pain to get to and do deposits. Cash is risky and costly to deal with. CC charges a fee, so maybe those costs are less visible as it’s skimmed right off the top, but many retailers just pass that on,