Businesses that are "cash only"

No you wouldn't

Had to get a new tyre last week was told cash only, had to go to the SuperValu atm.Would have been the same if I was getting 4 new tyres

But there's s nothing to suggest tax evasion.

Always say this whenever this topic comes up.

The loser is the merchant, the money you have saved vs lost is something these greedy individuals can't see. And it is greed and entitlement at a level. I'm your customer, it's 2025 and you're asking me to go out to an atm and get cash out? gtfo with that, you make it as easy as I can to pay.

The people who have turned heel and left your business because you don't accept card, or they can't get cash out versus the money lost from all those transactions even with card. The cost of saving a pathetic few percent on your profits vs the loss of hundreds due to people just leaving because they can't pay card.

It's just pure bullheadedness and annoys me to no end.

It would be informative if we could have a merchant post up his/her reasons for not accepting cash. Doubt it will happen but………

I agree but my point was answering the post about reporting them do revenue really care about teachers doing grinds. I mentioned in an earlier post Michael McGrath the minister for finance at the time used to get his haircut in my local barbers who don't even bother to use a till. There's no way he didn't see what was going and nothing happened about it. I just think things like that aren't a priority for revenue. Imagine the amount of staff required to investigate every time they get a report about a teacher giving grinds or the local plumber/painter doing a few cash jobs.

Have you never been in a shop where the payment systems went down temporarily?

Happened to me twice this year, once in a bakery and once in a tea shop.

If you don't carry any cash at all you will be inconvenienced at some point. It's common sense to carry some cash with you everywhere.

I'm on the othwr side of this, I've had customers put off payment over trying to save 50 or a hundred euro because they dont want to pay the vat, I've to call back to them when they have it or they'll call to my house with it, they'd rather wait and make it a hassle to try and meet them again rather than saving everyone the trouble and just doing it on their phone through the app or paying by card. I've also started charging 50 extra for anyone that wants to pay me by cheque unless they've no other method of payment l, usually older people. If you want to pay by cheque ill charge an extra hour to the job for the hassle of driving to the bank to lodge it.

A question for all, is there anyone here who would be willing to pay for let's say, a 6 or 7 thousand euro job including the VAT, or just pay cash and get the much cheaper price without VAT.

*to note, I'm not asking this based on what some people might say about proof of work done or a receipt of the work. Let's assume all work regardless of payment will be guaranteed etc.

In fairness alot of teachers still feel the need to enact a certain power portrayal over students, that never works, even more so these days. I've a few friends that are teachers, they love the job, get on well and definitely don't abuse the perceived power,. But anyway that's for a different thread, I don't begrudge anyone making a few extra bob anytime

20 cent every time I make an ATM withdrawal or get cash back. Contactless is still free so you can see why people don’t want to use cash. It ain’t free. And they cash only brigade are picking my pocket essentially by not taking card. They make more profit, in their heads at least.
I’m gonna start asking for a discount for cash in these cash only places from now on after reading this thread.
foil, arms and hog did a good skit on these cash only places recently. Good target for a hold up, at least you know there’ll be cash in the till!

there is this one bloke on my estate called rainbow jeremy, he dont even have a telly.

Wrong.

You know nothing about me “Jim” so you “assumed” cos I mentioned they were Asian I am racist.

I stated facts. All businesses in my town ran by Asians are cash only. The basis for their doing that is irrelevant to me, you or the thread title. I replied based on the thread title.

What would you like me to call them? Non nationals? Immigrants? What would appease you?

Typical boards shite once again derailing a thread.

ah, every bank screws you one way or the other