Middle finger up to "Cashless Society"

[king1]

Why not use Eftpos or a credit card?  Why do you need cash for legal transactions?

Well in the OPs case the answer to your question was that the eftpos failed him and caused inconvenience, so probably understandable his position.  Cash is legal tender so why not? it's up to the individual, not everyone with cash is a drug dealer...

For my part I see it as money is too easy to spend nowadays, just by waving a card or phone at a machine.  I kind of feel like it makes impulse purchasing too easy, and easier to ignore the consequences of spending those dollars in the moment.  When you are handing over the folding type you have a very real connection to those dollars you earned...