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> This is why I use cash as much as possible - to delay that day.

A big thing discouraging me from using cash is how suspicious people are of you when you pay in cash. I've definitely gotten weird looks from cashiers when doing so, especially when you pay in larger bills (like $100).




Why would I care what a cashier _thinks_ of me when I pay for products with common legal tender? It's a completely normal means of transaction in exchange for products and services.


Humans tend to want to have other humans like them and think highly of them.


The pharmacist turned me down from picking up my doctor-prescribed scheduled substance from CVS because I wanted to pay in cash and she thought it seemed suspicious.

Never went to CVS again, I assure you, but cash definitely has a stigma in some situations.


I've never gotten weird looks when paying with cash except during the beginning of the pandemic. But I think that's a special case where we can have exceptions.




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