Cash or Card? Countries where you still need cash.

[VPS]

NZ remains the land of the long time cashless society. However, my first time back in AKL since the big C and I’m seeing a LOT of 2% card fees about. Very naughty for a place that pretty much everyone uses card!

I don’t recall seeing that touring around the South Island 2 yrs ago.

and I seem to remember they were very slow in the small places to have tap and go - hopefully that has changed

 

[Flashback]

NZ remains the land of the long time cashless society. However, my first time back in AKL since the big C and I’m seeing a LOT of 2% card fees about. Very naughty for a place that pretty much everyone uses card!

I don’t recall seeing that touring around the South Island 2 yrs ago.

You had cancer too? So sorry to hear. Or do you mean C****-**?

 

[Lynda2475]

I used tap n go absolutely everywhere in Wellington in 2023 and Auckland this year. No cash needed. I found the venues that were cashless (probably 50% of places i dined or had coffee) did not have a card surcharge.

 

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I used tap n go absolutely everywhere in Wellington in 2023 and Auckland this year. No cash needed. I found the venues that were cashless (probably 50% of places i dined or had coffee) did not have a card fee.

You'd probably be happy with my 'tap' actions in the past 24 hours.

 

[SYD]

and I seem to remember they were very slow in the small places to have tap and go - hopefully that has changed

We had coffee earlier and a very modern POS machine didn’t tap! Even had to swipe the card because sticking it in the slot didn’t work…

You had cancer too? So sorry to hear. Or do you mean C****-**?

No. Actually did a cruise from NZ to Oz in early 2020 then things obviously went pear shaped shortly after.

Didn’t get back during the very short lived “bubble”….

 

[Flashback]

We had coffee earlier and a very modern POS machine didn’t tap! Even had to swipe the card because sticking it in the slot didn’t work…

No. Actually did a cruise from NZ to Oz in early 2020 then things obviously went pear shaped shortly after.

Didn’t get back during the very short lived “bubble”….

Oh good, not the big C then.