Businesses that are "cash only"

Well the majority of the younger generation don't carry cash. If I go into a place not knowing beforehand that it's "cash only", I'll also be leaving empty handed as I won't have a cent of cash on me.

Unless it's something very specific I'm not going to an ATM to take out cash when I've plenty in my current and Revolut account all at the tap of my phone.

Yes, so cash only businesses are limiting their customer base by ignoring a large portion of the younger population.

In 2026 it's hardly unreasonable to expect a business to accept card payments.

Not sure what points you're trying to make here?

The cost of getting the cash stolen !

Priceless.

Banks also charge for lodging cash and for getting change so it's hard to compare the two.

The banks would certainly agree with u

There are four establishments in my locale (Dublin 5) who are cash only, I can visit all 4 and return home in the span of about 6 or 7 minutes. Outside of the local area, I know of at least another 10-15 businesses with 'cash only' signs. Taxis are another one. About 40% of taxis I've gotten in since the start of December told me they can't accept card. I've had taxi drivers lie to my face, telling me the machine is out of ink so the can only take cash (they run off heat-sensitive paper and can't run out of ink). The point is, 'cash only' is everywhere.

I've NEVER seen or heard of a place (until today) that doesn't accept cash, only card. Ever. In any country. Any place that does must surely do so as a gimmick only?

You are making a false equivalence here, saying the 'no card' crowd are just as bad as the 'no cash' crowd. The former outnumber the latter by a ridiculous margin, I'd wager. Like, by a factor in the 100s, so much so that it really isn't a problem so comparing the two is a tad disingenuous.

Lots of hotel bars are card only. The cafe in my office building is card only. Brewdog in the docklands is card only. That's all in Dublin

In London I'd say about a third of places in the City are card only. Denmark was similar in urban areas, but I was in a rural area that was clearly cash preferred.

The proposed legislation to "require" places to take cash has a get out for when it isn't practical or there are security concerns, e.g. it doesn't actually require anyone to do it.

Hand waving away places that haven't taken card for 7 years as "doing it for a gimmick" doesn't make you sound very serious.

As for the hotels, ones I remember being explicitly card only recently at the Gibson and the CitizenM, and I think the Nyx. Cash is such a tiny % of potential sales it isn't worth the costs; as most hotels refuse to take cash for rooms anyway

You not noticing somewhere that has never, ever taken cash did not take cash does basically show that you aren't noticing the large number of places that are card only!

I hate having to use cash in a shop as then I'm stuck with bloody coins

I hate having cash on me, it’s a mugging risk and the coins take up a lot of space in my wallet

How the hell did ye survive before card payments became common about 10 or 15 years ago ?

Ye sound like the EV evangelists over on the Motors page who make out that filling petrol is an arduous task.

I don't think it's that uncommon, I know quite alot of landlords that still call around for the cash.