Treasury confirms cheques will stay in circulation until 2029 but then cease to be accepted as legal tender

  • Nath@aussie.zone
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    11 hours ago

    There are a few retailers these days who don’t deal with cash. It’s just as weird to me as the retailers who only deal with cash.

    • Hotdog Salesman@programming.dev
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      7 hours ago

      Personally it makes more sense to me to not deal with cash. Most people prefer card now and it makes you a lower target to be robbed if there’s no cash

      • hitmyspot@aussie.zone
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        5 hours ago

        Plus banks are a pain to get to and do deposits. Cash is risky and costly to deal with. CC charges a fee, so maybe those costs are less visible as it’s skimmed right off the top, but many retailers just pass that on,