The end of cash?

[marty21]

You could also (pre-Oyster) buy books of coupons for cashless journeys.

reminds me of those phone cards they used to sell for the new fangled phone boxes, so you didn't have to pump coins in, I don't remember ever buying them - just used coins until I got a mobile in 1999 I think

 

[Winot]

reminds me of those phone cards they used to sell for the new fangled phone boxes, so you didn't have to pump coins in, I don't remember ever buying them - just used coins until I got a mobile in 1999 I think

BT Chargecard! They were great. You could also use them to call from a mate’s phone and charge it to the card.

 

[skyscraper101]

barter

1. to exchange goods for other things rather than for money: 2. the act or…

dictionary.cambridge.org

 

[moochedit]

BT Chargecard! They were great. You could also use them to call from a mate’s phone and charge it to the card.

Yeah i had one of those i the early 90s. I doubt they still exist though.

 

[marty21]

BT Chargecard! They were great. You could also use them to call from a mate’s phone and charge it to the card.

Just had a brief google about them - folk collect them, like stamps! I remember there did seem to be a lot of different ones issued.

 

[skyscraper101]

BT Chargecard! They were great. You could also use them to call from a mate’s phone and charge it to the card.

I had one as a kid, and used it so much I still remember the entire account number and the PIN

 

[skyscraper101]

Just had a brief google about them - folk collect them, like stamps! I remember there did seem to be a lot of different ones issued.

Are you sure you're not confusing charge cards with phone cards. Two different things.

 

[moochedit]

this innovation of having the order number sent directly to staff in kitchen has probably been implemented elsewhere tbf

I think kfc and burger king also have them but i don't think they are commen outside of the big fast food chains in the uk.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

barter

1. to exchange goods for other things rather than for money: 2. the act or…

dictionary.cambridge.org

Some examples of the barter I've done:

• traded a trumpet for car repair.
• traded leatherwork for a dozen archery arrows.
• traded the use of a couple acres of land in exchange for a share of the hay bales grown on it.

 

[PR1Berske]

Yeah i had one of those i the early 90s. I doubt they still exist though.

Those BT cards really were a case of "right technology, wrong time". Great idea. Very convenient. Didn't need a mobile signal/WiFi.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I had one as a kid, and used it so much I still remember the entire account number and the PIN

So did I. Parents liked it as I could always phone home if needed.

 

[skyscraper101]

• traded leatherwork for a dozen archery arrows.
• traded the use of a couple acres of land in exchange for a share of the hay bales grown on it.

This is like something from the middle ages. That's some old school bartering Yuwipi Woman

 

[marty21]

Are you sure you're not confusing charge cards with phone cards. Two different things.

I was referring to the phone cards that BT used to do? Pre-paid ones ?

 

[skyscraper101]

I was referring to the phone cards that BT used to do? Pre-paid ones ?

Yeah, they're BT phonecards. Chargecards looked like this below, and what you did was dial 144, and then at the prompt enter the number on the card and then a PIN. Then it would let you call anywhere and charge the call to a nominated account. It was ideal for using payphones without any cash or using someone else's phone at your own expense.

 

[Winot]

I was referring to the phone cards that BT used to do? Pre-paid ones ?

Chargecards charged calls to a nominated BT account.

That'll be the phone bill

Don't listen to BT: its chargecard is expensive - and it's getting worse

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

This is like something from the middle ages. That's some old school bartering Yuwipi Woman

Those kinds of trade are still common in rural areas. If you have guns or ammo to trade, you can get just about anything you need.

 

[marty21]

Yeah, they're BT phonecards. Chargecards looked like this below, and what you did was dial 144, and then at the prompt enter the number on the card and then a PIN. Then it would let you call anywhere and charge the call to a nominated account. It was ideal for using payphones without any cash or using someone else's phone at your own expense.

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must admit, I have heard of the charge cards

 

[emanymton]

Those kinds of trade are still common in rural areas. If you have guns or ammo to trade, you can get just about anything you need.

If you have guns and ammo you can get what you need without trade.

 

[iona]

Those kinds of trade are still common in rural areas. If you have guns or ammo to trade, you can get just about anything you need.

Less guns and ammo but otherwise the same over here. Before I moved I had a great little circle of connections I could use to do swaps between each other or for myself - covered loads of different foods, use of land, building materials, firewood, second hand tools...

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Less guns and ammo but otherwise the same over here. Before I moved I had a great little circle of connections I could use to do swaps between each other or for myself - covered loads of different foods, use of land, building materials, firewood, second hand tools...

Yes, you need to know who is in your circle and what they need to make trade work. One thing that helps is local trade forums on Facebook and other platforms.

 

[liquidindian]

Yes, you need to know who is in your circle and what they need to make trade work. One thing that helps is local trade forums on Facebook and other platforms.

Cashless transactions enabled by a tech giant. This is the dystopia people were warning me about.

 

[iona]

Yes, you need to know who is in your circle and what they need to make trade work. One thing that helps is local trade forums on Facebook and other platforms.

I'm not on Facebook and I know it would really help when I've only just moved here, but I just can't bring myself to sign up. Getting to know one or two people who know absolutely everyone is my current plan. Luckily the couple who own the farm next door seem to tick that box, as well as being really nice and already helping us out with some stuff (I have a load of spare duck eggs I'm going to use to do some baking for them, to say thanks for letting us put a cow and calf in their byre for a week recently)

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Cashless transactions enabled by a tech giant. This is the dystopia people were warning me about.

Yep. First the technology is optional, until its mandatory.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I'm not on Facebook and I know it would really help when I've only just moved here, but I just can't bring myself to sign up. Getting to know one or two people who know absolutely everyone is my current plan. Luckily the couple who own the farm next door seem to tick that box, as well as being really nice and already helping us out with some stuff (I have a load of spare duck eggs I'm going to use to do some baking for them, to say thanks for letting us put a cow and calf in their byre for a week recently)

You're better off all the way around getting to know your neighbors. I know that's old fashioned, but I've gotten so much help and helped others that way.

Last night I helped a neighbor with their horses. I heard them running around all stirred up. So, about 11:00 pm, I put my pants on and checked on them. I found one had escaped its fencing and the other was upset because it couldn't reach the other horse. I got the neighbor out of bed. We got the loose horse and fixed the fence enough to hold them until morning. I finally got back to bed about midnight. And people think its dull in the countryside.

 

[iona]

You're better off all the way around getting to know your neighbors. I know that's old fashioned, but I've gotten so much help and helped others that way.

Last night I helped a neighbor with their horses. I heard them running around all stirred up. So, I about 11:00 pm, I put my pants on and checked on them. I found one had escaped its fencing and the other was upset because it couldn't reach the other horse. I got the neighbor out of bed, and we got the loose horse and fixed the fence enough to hold them until morning. I finally got back to bed about midnight. And people think its dull in the countryside.

I was out leg ringing our chickens last night because next door's keep moving in here

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

I was out leg ringing our chickens last night because next door's keep moving in here

All the excitement anyone could need.

 

[Elohim]

This! None of us have advocated cash-only, as implied by some posters on this thread. Just highlighted why cash is still important.

Cash is very important but I'm a hypocrite and can't remember last time I used cash. All besides it is possible they will get rid of cash eventually and the central digital currency looks very dodgy.

 

[Elohim]

Cashless transactions enabled by a tech giant. This is the dystopia people were warning me about.

Yes step out of line and your account can be shut down. Could put a stop to many protests.

 

[Elohim]

Which parts are real and which are conspiracy
I know Maajid has said lots of dodgy things in past but is this fear mongering or could this actually happen.

 

[liquidindian]

Oh come on.