pay cash and be looked down upon?
 

two nights ago - i work in a convenience store near quebec city - a customer who came down from virginia (he's originally from vermont), was almost smiling when I accepted his cash payment. He told me that in Virginia, people NOT paying with a credit card (can't remember if it included debit) and looked at with funny eyes. He said that cash payment is usually reserved to "poorer" people.

Is this a widespreaded attitude?

I find this stupid, why would anyone see a person as poor for using chas over a credit card.

That's one of the strangest things I've ever heard. If anything, I associate big wads of cash with rich people, not credit cards.

Honestly I'd rather pay for things with actual money.

People with credit cards take forever as they fumble around in their wallets looking for the right card, then you have to stand there like an idiot behind them while the transaction is approved, and then when they have to sign.

Handing over notes and coins is just heaps easier and faster.

I prefer using my debit card even for small purchases. Cash just makes it easier to get robbed. I usually only carry cash when I need it for things such as haircuts where no one really pays by credit.

I just always associate credit cards with irresponsibility. I worked at a grocery store for 2 years, and I always remembered people going through 3 cards to find one that would work. I frowned on those people.

What the hell? Paying cash or paying with plastic would still work out pretty much the same for both parties, it just depends how your cash flow is like. Canadian consumer spending during last years Christmas holidays showed a significant increase of people using cash or debit card instead of credit cards to keep a lid on things. Those are smart and wise people. As a matter of fact, isn't there a nomimal charge by the bank or credit card company to the merchant for every transaction? Like a 3 cent charge? Most privately owned small scale shops would love to get their sales in cold hard cash, you don't have to reconcile with the bank statements nor have to bicker with them for any bad transactions.

I haven't seen it happen anywhere in Milwaukee, WI, and as far as I know, cash is still happily accepted everywhere, and in some cases, it's still the only form of payment (such as a parking meter lol). I myself prefer to use my debit card, cause oftentimes it's really fast, and I dont' have to worry about carrying a lot of cash on me. Plus, if my card is lost or stolen, I can report it and hopefully won't lose that money, whereas with cash, if I lost that $100 bill, I'm out $100 (I did once lose $200 cause my wallet fell out of my pocket. What really sucked was I had just gone to the ATM to pull money out). I still keep a little bit of cash on me though, for those times I want to pay with cash, or want to get a soda from the vending machine (which still only takes money).

I suppose in the future we will probably just use cards and electronic cash (credits similiar to sci-fi stories/movies), but until then, I can't see paper money and coins going away anytime soon. People still largely have the idea that paper money and coins are worth something, and that you can use them to pay for services and items (beats carrying around large stuff to barter with like in the old days). But I'm sure a time will come when people will just use little cards to do all their financial transactions, and anything else won't be accepted. I hope they're already thinking about this stuff, how to use it, and what hackers and other crooks might try to do to illegaly obtain money.

I'd figure stores prefer cash since they pay for being able to accept credit cards, etc. on those transactions. I keep cash on me for situations where I can't use a credit card. Otherwise, I always try to use a credit card on my purchases. And then I always pay it back in full when I get my monthly bill... builds my credit rating like no other.

Actually, when I was in Best Buy today, the checkout line was unusually long. A register opened up but was only accepting debit/credit cards. I was able to skip pass the 4 people in front of me and pay for my stuff (Trauma Center: Under the Knife and a GC Memory Card FYI). So I just felt like a winner at that moment.

I use cash or debit. I don't even have a credit card...

I haven't ever really wanted one because it seems like just asking for insta-debt! I'd rather not take the risk, ya know? If you have the money, you have the money. If you don't... DON'T BUY IT.

I like using a credit card. As soon as I was legally to apply for one, I did. I remember it quite clearly, it was for some eBay rewards credit card, but I didn't qualify, seeing as I was just barely out of high school without any credit history. Anyway, I was able to apply for a credit card through my bank that I still have to this day. I don't use it anymore since I have a new card from the same bank that has a rewards program, but I still have it.

If at all possible I try to always use my credit card. My first thinking about my first card was that, well, I guess it would help make my credit rating better if I used my card as often as possible. I only use it when I know I have enough to pay it off right away, and usually the day I charge something to my card I also go online and pay it off right away, so I don't have to worry about getting into debt or having late payments, although sometimes I haven't paid it off right away, but at least in time before it was considered late, or so I think, I haven't ever been sent a late notice or anything, so I think it's all cool.

Now I try to use my credit card as much as possible because I get 5% cash back rewards on most purchases I make. I haven't really checked my points and all that, but I think you only get to use them after a year of making purchases, I'm not sure yet, I'll have to look into it. Hopefully I'll remember to look into it and get some money back, so it should be a win-win situation using the credit card here. I always try to have my credit card, debit card, and cash if I have some, at least $20 in my wallet at all times.

But some places don't accept my Visa, don't use debit, and just take only cash, so that's why I've always gotta have some cash on me. And if worse comes to worse I'll have to go to my bank or find one of their ATMs to get some money using my debit card. I guess the mentality is that only rich people, or at least those that are better off financially use credit cards. You've seen those commercials where those big wig executives go out to eat at a fancy restaurant and their credit card gets declined. Here's a funny movie clip from a recently favorite comedian of mine that is kind of a parody to those situations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr9PIOu3Hds.

It is a lot more convenient to have my credit card with me though, even though some places only take cash or have special express lanes for cash customers, because let's say you have to make a big purchase, maybe something costs $1000, like a Plasma TV. Would you want to be walking about with a big fat wad of $20s in your pocket to pay for the TV, or would you rather walk around with a little piece of plastic? I think it's more safe walking about with the plastic, it's easier to conceal, much more safer. If you were walking around with such a fat stack it's like a big sign on your back saying "Rob me!"

But you've also got to be careful not to lose it or have it stolen, etc. I was a mini victim of identity theft earlier this year, someone apparently charged my card for an order of flowers about $55 worth on the other side of the country! I still have my card, so I have no idea how whoever charged it got ahold of my numbers and was able to use it, but so far no other charges have come up on the card, so I should be safe. My brother was a victim of identity theft and had thousands of dollars loaded onto his name and account and it took him a long time and a bunch of bullshit to get it all cleared up. Fucking scumbags out there I tell you.

Also, some places only take credit cards, like online merchants, so that was another reason I got my credit card, to buy stuff online. So, I'd say it's best to have a variety of ways to pay, because you never know if you're American Express is going to be accepted at that particular store or if that mom and pop shop even have a debit card terminal set up for you to use. I think that's about it.

I think you mean "came up." Otherwise, education has been lying to me all this time.

Although I'd much rather pay with a debit card than cash, I see no problem with either. No, I've never heard of people being considered poor simply because they pay with cash. Maybe there's some kind of logic that if they pay with cash, they can't afford a credit card. But that's just silly. I can't afford one myself, but I wouldn't want one. Cash and debit are more efficient ways for paying for things.

So where in Virginia is he from?

'Cause, I live in Virginia and I have never seen that happen - ever. I would think that any form of payment would bring a smile upon the faces of those receiving it.


Anyways, I tend to do a mix of the two, though it depends on the amount of cash in my wallet. When I do have cash then I use cash, if I don't have enough cash then I'll use my credit card.

Simple.

It's not just paying cash, it's how they pay. If a person pulls out their wallet and hands me $5, I don't think anything of it. On the other hand, if person pulls out a thick wad of cash and peels off a $20 (especially if they've pulled that cash from out of their bra), then I tend to look down on them.

About a year ago my husband and I cut up all of our credit cards and began the looooonnnng process of paying them off, and paying for EVERYTHING with either cash or a check. On principle, we even stopped using our debit cards.

I have definitely noticed a different attitude since I've started paying with cash. People look at you like you're just a little bit less classy when you pay with cash. And it's not just like that from the salesperson's point of view, either. I remember when we first started doing this cash thing, I told my husband one night that it just felt so tacky to pay with cash...almost dirty. Especially when you walk into a store to buy a bigger ticket item. For example, we bought one of those cool new washer and dryer sets a while back (Maytag Neptune series) that has the glass front doors where you can see your laundry tumbling around. I remember having a conversation on the way home about how we felt like a couple of drug dealers or mobsters or something walking in that store and paying for them with cash.

I don't understand it either.

I'd have been more surprised to see someone pay by credit/debit card to be honest, I suppose thats since I worked in a bookshop at the time though.

There are a few shops where that would tend to happen though, mainly stocking luxury items being sold at stupid prices, i've been given the "is this dirty money?" stare in those ones as a result of whipping out 500euro in notes to pay.

actually, it's my lack of education. i'm still not fully bilingual :P

I was only saying what he told me. I find it strange too, believe me.
However, I have to say I prefer to see people using cards (whatver the kind) over people paying a pack of gum with a 20$ bill

In my area, paying cash is still the more common thing to see. Of course, when you live in Northwestern Ontario, everything is a litle slower than everyone else in the country.

I personally would rather pay in cash, but the majority of the time, I end up paying debit. Mostly because when I have cash, I spend it more quickly.

Most people I've observed tend to pay by credit/debit. I was a cashier for a few months last summer as well, and I would get about thirty or so customers daily who paid using a card. Writing a check also seems to be more uncommon than paying by cash. I rarely see anyone writing checks, and I personally only use mine when making university payments.

This is like deja vu b/c I had a dream about this. Were you living on the east side or west side of VA? I stayed there for a while when I was younger, but it was the western part where people acted preppy but had a very thick hillbilly accent. I never seen anyone have any problems with cash.

My parents are doing the same thing. They have been using cash and credit for years until all the "fixed rate" credit cards decided, "Hey, instead of having 12% interest let's make it...16%...then 19%...then 24%!" They were never late on any of their bill payments.

I never, ever want to get a credit card. I'm very frugal with money even though I only made $3.45 an hour at both of my jobs last semester. I like paying with cash b/c I don't see why I should pay some unknown company $500 when I only paid $100 for an item. Yes, my math is way off, but I'm not good with doing long-term interest in my head.

I have a debit card since the on-line sites won't allow people to pay with cash or check. I don't feel secure with credit or debit since it's easy to get the numbers and rack up some major bills. Also, I have the feeling that the credit card companies would try to force me to pay for $10,000 worth of beastiality porn if my credit card was stolen regardless of the policy (I don't have a lot of trust for credit sharks).

I think I'll stick with cash. If people stare I'll at least know that I won't have to pay more than I have to for an item. I like saving money and not worrying about companies and such jacking up the bills and having no way to defend myself without spending a lot of money on a lawyer on a case that I probably won't win.

Not here in Georgia. I can't believe he'd even fix his mouth to say that.

And just because someone pays with credit or debit does not mean they have loads of money. It's all about preferences. I don't have a lot of money in the bank but I don't like carrying cash on me, I pay 95% of everything with debit.

Takes too long, plus stores, other places have 'regulations' on how much the check can be written for.

That's pretty strange, maybe it's a social thing in his particular community.

I can see that being maybe being frowned on for purchases over a couple hundred or so, but not for small things. I think cash is much more convenient for normal items since it sort of looks weird itself (well at least to me) if you used a debit/credit card for a purchase under, say, $5. Plus, debit cards waste time with pins and waiting for approval, and credit with signing receipts. I would much rather be paid in cash as well if I were a cashier.

Now writing checks is the most uncommon thing, and as rude as I may be, I'd probably coneceal a strange look if I saw someone doing that at a supermarket or something.

It's a stupid way to look at things. Hell, food stamps and payments to Katrina Evacuees were done with debit cards. My older brother prefers to pay with cash (he's a security freak), and he sure as shit isn't some poor hobo. It's just a stupid way this fellow interpretted things.

See, I never considered someone that would conciously refuse to use plastic. If I see someone pay cash on a big ticket item, I always assume they're either one of those paranoid people who don't trust banks, or they're not fiscally responsible enough to have a credit card (i.e., banks won't extend them credit). Even if you don't use a credit card, which I don't either all that much, why can't you use debit? There's no extra fee involved, and if someone steals your wallet/purse, they're not getting a huge chunk of cash.

Cash is generally seen as a positive thing in my area. I bought my textbooks in cash a few days ago, and impressed someone. Afterward, I explained to them I only use cash.

I like to be able to 'feel' how much money I'm spending. Checking and credit cards aren't for me. Plus, paying credit card bills? No thank you.

It's classy to use a credit card in a restaurant. Extra points if you don't look at the bill!

QFT

So I have been in the unfortunate place of not really making enough money to pay off debt for the past year or two. Ideally, that should change very soon as I will finally (hopefully!) get some more permanent living arrangements that wont be overwhelming to my lowly income. At this point, when the living arrangements I have are more permanent, I plan on building a 2-4 year plan to move out of debt, very akin to AliceInWonderland.

I do plan on keeping the credit card though, because spending itself isn't my problem, and also I like to spend very modestly with a card, (like groceries, gas, meals) and pay it off every month. It's a very convienient system.

That being said, debt sucks, and we should all try our best to be out of it.

I guess most of the customers I've seen at my work pay by credit/debit, but a good amount pay by cash, too. I don't even have a credit card.

I don't usually feel comfortable if I have too much cash in my wallet but then again I wouldn't feel comfortable with a plastic card either. I tend to lose things somewhat easily. At least with debit you have a pin number you need to know.

Anyway, like many others have said before me, paying by cash doesn't mean you're poor at all. It's really just a matter of preference.

Never heard anything like that before. Paying with cash is normal.

Unless someone brings in the ashtray compartment from their car full of pennies to pay. That actually happened to me once when I worked at as a cashier. I had to count five hundred or so pennies and everyone in line had to wait. That is kind of cash payment is frowned upon for obvious reasons.

Cash is out of style. I rarely carry any on me. Half the bloody time they don't even accept it anyway. Why do we have $50 and $100 bills if I can't fucking use them? Nothing is more irritating then walking up the cashier with a $40 dollar purchase and some twat telling you, "Oh we don't take $50 dollar bills, LOL."

Credit card is the best method of payment although I use my debit for most transactions. I have a CITI Master Gold Card with currently a $7,500 limit. It seems people opposed to credit cards are forgetting the importance of credit rating. Credit cards are your best friend with a little bit of responsible use. Currently I owe $1,500 on my MasterCard. $3,000 Credit Union loan and like $7,000 student loan. And If I wanted another loan today, I could get it no questions. High credit rating ftw.

Cash, no thanks.

unfortunately, I have to agree with them. At night, i'm only allowed to have 50$ in my machine (i have to make deposits). So uynless they have 50$ of gas, it's quite normal to refuse such big bills.
But tell me (if you're from the US): do US bills have security "token"? In canada (and europe, I beileve), bills have become so ehavy on security that they can't possibly be duplicated. Before they came, big bills were refused

Once I was buying some clothes and my credit card wigged out and didn't go through. I have problems with it from time to time which sucks cause when your card gets declined it pretty embarassing. Luckily I had a ton of cash on me at the time as well. I rolled my eyes at the girl behind the counter in disgust and then dropped like 300 in cash to buy the clothes. She seemed impressed and asked me if I was a "baller."

Took the words right out of my mouth.

I have a debit card (Meaning from a Checking Account), but I usually just go to an ATM for Cash Back, and only use the card for certain kinds of purchases.

Really I hope I can get a chance to scoff at someone using a credit card, just to catch them off guard. Evil but fullfilling.

I would think the store owners would prefer customers paying cash since they have to pay service charges on credit cards.

I live in a mostly mom and pop area and they're cash only, which is annoying since I rarely have more than $40ish cash on me at anytime. Kind of contradictory yes but I'd rather pay with a debit card than stop by an ATM every other day or withdraw $200 at a time. I do have a lot of receipt stubs though.

I never heard of this either, but I can imagine why some people might think so. Although my mother, who pays mostly with cash, gets strange looks when she pays like $300 dollars of groceries with cash.

Personally, I have a college account which includes a free debit card and credit card, but I only use my credit card for emergencies and school-related stuff (since my mom pays for the credit card, while my debit is money I made from work).

I'll probably get a credit card when I get older, but I'll only use it for emergencies and/or things that I really need that I can't afford with my checking account (but honestly, I can't think of anything I absolutely need that's that pricey)

I think we should do away with cash, frankly. I don't even want to know how much money it costs the government to print and circulate all that money! We should at least do away with the penny - it's a ridiculous denomination.

The only problem with that is I would think that would make their stores attractive to robbers if they have that much cash on hand? Which is, of course, another reason to do away with cash completely. If stores didn't have cash, what would there be to rob? Nothing... Sure, a computer hacker could steal your pin number theoretically. But have you ever heard of someone getting shot during an armed computer hacking?

Wow. I've heard exactly the opposite from a server friend of mine that works in Santa Barbara CA. The richer celebrities he has waited on check the bill, and leave $500, $800, or even a solid K in $100 bills. The extra points come in when they say "Keep the change." The not so rich celebs pay in credit to hide their true financial power. Some of these people can't even afford to pay their bill at the end of the month.

I'll admit though, I just have to take his word on it. The highest tab I remember paying was about $200, and I put it on my credit card.

The big thing to remember with restaurants is, servers and waiters usually get chump change to take care of your fat ass, so tipping with cash doesn't always get reported to the IRS. Heeellooo tax free work money.

I don't know, Fatt. People who don't look at the bill (in my experience) are better tippers. Also, anytime a customer asks a question like, "Are drink refills free?" or "Does it cost extra to get soup instead of salad?" you know you're getting a shitty tip. But yeah, you only have to report something like 10 percent of your food sales, so it's a pretty good deal...taxwise, that is.

Maaaaan, I hate it when I ask these questions and people think that I am not going to tip well. (Well, in your opinion Alice, I tip horribly. ;_; )

I often ask if something is free. I am always concerned about refills on an iced tea, since it's not actually soda. And the soup/salad is a fair concern!

Eitherway, yea, I can say that I agree with Alice about the whole "getting looked down upon when buying a high-ticket item with cash." Small shit for under $100 I can understand cash.

But I feel BAD for a person who has to buy a washer/dryer in cash. ;_; I've been there when I was on my own and had nothing BUT cash. (Bank accounts flipped me out. I didn't trust them.)

You kind of ARE looked at like a drug dealer, I guess. Or someone who just hasn't caught up with the times. But not with purchjases under $100, what the fuck. Virginia is just stupid - what else is new. ^_^

I guess credit vs. cash might just be a regional thing.

Also, not just to Alice, but to everybody, what qualifies as a good tip? I usually tip 25% for standard service, 35% or more for a little extra hookup (complementary salad, or a free beer), and 10% or less if they take a bad attitude to me. I usually try to leave a minimal $5 tip (sometimes I go to a coffee house and order a glass of water) when I don't spend that much.

As far as carrying a wad of cash, it doesn't phase me. The Chinese customers I have worked with always pay in cash. They tell me that they don't believe in credit cards. I remember at the UPS Store, when the bird flu outbreak struck, the Asian and Pacific Islander community were shipping internationally like crazy, and it wasn't uncommon for us to have $3,000 in the register in cash at the end of the day. The only drawback was the walk to the bank to make a deposit. Credit cards are nice because the money goes straight in to your account, while with cash you have to walk around with it in your pocket, and it raises paranoia when the amount is high enough. You know? When you have illegal drugs in your pocket, you can't help but notice every single cop in the local vicinity, but with cash, you start sweating when people walk within 10 feet of you, and even more when people stare at you.

Life is complicated sometimes.

EDIT: I also wanted to add that you are a jerk if you pay for a pack of gum with a $100 bill. You can say that they HAVE to break your bill, but you have to realize that most registers don't have that much smaller change at all times (especially in the morning), and a $100 bill is in such a high denomination that it can't be used as change.

I'm guessing tipping is really a regional thing too. Up here, 20% is standard - if anything, considered generous. Whenever I go out with people who are picking up the bill, they always leave 10-15%, which is kind of disturbing.

(I usually try to leave a minimum of $5 too, even if I am at Friendly's ordering an ice cream or something.)

You know, I did that at my college cafeteria once. I needed some small change, and I asked the cashier for a $50 change. She said I'll have to buy something despite the LONG line and despite me asking thrice, telling her I need the change for a book (I was also late for class by the way). So, for the 15 minutes I wasted there, I bought a pack of candy, for 50 cents, with a $100 bill. Oh yeah, they have PLENTY of small change.

About twice a month at The UPS Store, we would have someone paying for a pen, or a single copy, or a postage stamp with a $50 or $100. Only having $200 in the register to start the day, this would eliminate a good chunk of our change. It got even worse when they would complain about getting the change in $10s, $5s, singles, and quarters. This is what I'm talking about.

The evil two dollar bill is also fusturating, having no place in the register. I always shoved them in the black box with the checks.

This pay cash and being looked down thing just doesn't happen where I came from. Most shops in Asia still prefer cash, and most shops still do not accept credit cards. Often the only cards they accept would be the cash card where you can top up at train station or convenient stores, or some debit cards. If you go around Japan with just credit cards you will be in trouble unless you only frequent the high end market and 5 star hotels. Some business hotels in Japan don't even accept credit cards, cash or cash or cash only. Of course, they have the ATM machine there so you can withdraw cash from your bank account.

That's pretty stupid if you ask me. I'd rather pay with cash unless of course I got my hands on a Blackcard.

I only have a problem with the people who will take a fat wad of cash out of their pocket and peel away at it to pay for something. It looks like they do it just to show off how much money they have, and it's arrogant and stupid. It's mainly black people I see doing this. You'd think if they have so much money they could afford to buy a fucking wallet.

:confused: i thought tip was included in france (ttc). Unless it changed?

I guess that's just not the kind of attitude that makes you rich ...

I won't lie, I usually look at people who pay with a lot of cash suspiously. Perhaps its just my watching television too much, but people who pay with that much cash are never up to any good. Plus, there were quite a few drug dealers where I came up...

I hate paying in cash myself because of change. I hate it. When I break a larger dollar, it never goes to good use. A sandwich, a candybar from a vending machine... something like that.

On credit cards: Last semester I had an assignment which called for recenting a video, so I went to Blockbuster. I didn't have a membership card, and I couldn't apply for one without a credit card. Mind you, I had a debit card, and more than enough cash and even offered to BUY the video (they had that used video buy program thing), but the cashier refused. It really annoyed me, since I like renting videos (I used to use a relative's card), but I was planning on getting through school withot getting a credit card.

I just remembered something. Around Thanksgiving last year I bought a crapload of Christmas presents for my kids and my husband at The Sharper Image and paid cash, because as I mentioned before, my husband and I paid off our credit cards and now we pay for everything in cash because we have no self-discipline. I believe I spent about $500 in there, but I don't remember the exact figure. Whatever it was, it wasn't really all that much...it wasn't like I bought one of those massage chairs with cash or anything.

Aaanyway, for one reason or another I had to return something after Christmas and when I went back to the store over a month later to exchange this item, the same guy was working and he goes, "I remember you. You came in here a while back and paid in cash."

I'm telling you, paying with cash is gauche.

I really hate that, but I blame Blockbuster before the employee. When Mailboxes Etc. turned in to the UPS Store, we had a heavy new franchise rulebook to follow, and it was now easier than ever to be fined or fired for not following the rules exactly. It sounds extreme, and it was, but UPS ordered it, and my boss had no backbone to stand up for negotiations. I could definitely imagine Blockbuster has some same rules about how procedures have to follow. I can't stand franchise rules sometimes.

I dunno. I still find nothing wrong with cash. As I stated before, these celebrities in SoCal paid cash for dinners, even at $1000. It's all about how you feel most comfortable with your money.

you get treated all the same where I live, be it cash or plastic.

The only place that refuses large bills here is fast food. I tried a large bill at a gas station once, but he didn't have enough in the register for the change. He said I could wait around if I wanted.

If you pay for the bigger expenses here in cash, such as cars and homes, you can often get them to reduce some of the cost. Cash, here, is fairly desirable and hold some power of its own now that I think about it.

We don't put up with that sort of thing here. They'll tell you to go to the bank. If your paying in change here, they better be the largest coins, otherwise, they don't accept them.

I ask these sort of questions too. My tipping completely depends upon the service. If your a bum server, I might not tip anything. If your a good server, I'll tip upto 30%. Its really about the same in the longrun for me, I get some pretty shitty servers these days, I've had to wait 15+ minutes for the bill on multiple occasions. So, basically I just reward the good ones with the ammount the shitty one would of recieved. Tipping here is normally 12-18% depending on how good the service was.

Actually, you can even leave negative tips here. I believe its upto 10% of the bill, otherwise the company covers the loss. Its quite uncommon though, and it tends to piss people off. I've only done it once to this waiter who was a complete prick from the moment I walked in, I only left off one coin to make a point. We hardly ever saw him at all, and he was very stand-offish. He only refilled my beverage once. He has also tried to overcharge us. He came out as I was leaving to complain. I informed him he was a prick and told him he ought to provide service as a server.

I never know how much to tip, and often forget to. It makes me feel bad when I remember as I'm driving away though. *sigh* It's hard to do that when there is no option to pay for one with debit on your ticket, and you don't have any cash. For that reason, and because sometimes you just want to give somebody a five for whatever reason (pizza pool, sharing gas expenses etc.) I carry a small amount of cash. Everything I can though, I pay for with debit since it's easier to keep track of what I've bought that way.

Anyway ... I havn't noticed anyone being looked down upon for paying with cash before, but then it's not really something you pay attention to eh?

You should have told him he came from the freak end of his country. I`ve never heard some shit like that in my life. If anything, it`s irritating having to wait in line while some asshole is pulling out a credit card for the ten dollars in junk food he wants to buy.

Poorer people paying cash? I wonder how many people actually reach the condition of being `poor` because of credit card abuse? He comes from a place with serious image issues.