02-01-2023, 01:10 PM
Cashies (illegally avoiding IRD), pocket money, fundraisers all benefit from old fashioned cash.
What about school canteens? Do parents give their kids a card with a balance on it or a couple of gold coins?
As for the ATM - I once had a BNZ ATM eat my card, right after 5pm. Staff could still be seen inside the bank moving about, but damned if any of them would help me out. Would have been deep in the smelly stuff if I was out of town and having to pay for food / gas / accommodation. Cash can rescue you when for one reason or another the tech isn't doing the job.
What about school canteens? Do parents give their kids a card with a balance on it or a couple of gold coins?
As for the ATM - I once had a BNZ ATM eat my card, right after 5pm. Staff could still be seen inside the bank moving about, but damned if any of them would help me out. Would have been deep in the smelly stuff if I was out of town and having to pay for food / gas / accommodation. Cash can rescue you when for one reason or another the tech isn't doing the job.