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minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThey have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
minus-squareᴅᴜᴋᴇᴛʜᴏʀɪᴏɴ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoUse exact change? If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months agoThey can do that anyway. It’s called credit.
minus-squareHawk@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoSimply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
minus-squareEmpricorn@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoSomebody’s never worked retail. Yeah, there’s no way they’ll do that. Maybe at a small independently-owned store? Otherwise, there’s no way they’re even allowed to do that!
They have paper and pens that they can track their transactions until the system is fixed.
How are you getting change?
Use exact change?
If we’re going cash only, I’m bringing those coins too.
They can do that anyway. It’s called credit.
Simply not allowed for a lot of businesses in my country, either by the government or corporate.
Somebody’s never worked retail. Yeah, there’s no way they’ll do that. Maybe at a small independently-owned store? Otherwise, there’s no way they’re even allowed to do that!