Do you bring some cash outside? / myLot

Guangzhou, China

May 14, 2018 12:04am CST

I must say that I seldom withdraw cash from ATM today and most of the time I pay by my phone. It is much more convenient and I don't really need the cash. This is why there is really little cash in my wallet. Yesterday my husband accompanied me to the driving school to learn to drive. In the lunch break we went to McDonald's as it wouldn't spend much time. When I wanted to pay for it by phone as usual, the staff told me that the system was down and there was no way to pay by phone or credit card. And cash was the only one option. That's so embarrassing as I didn't even have enough cash to pay for it

I asked my husband to pay for it instead

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Jessa Bumagat

@Jessabuma (31700)

• Baguio, Philippines

14 May 18

Hehehe!!! I always bring cash when I go out..

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The Horse

@TheHorse (205608)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 May 18

I bring just a small amount ($20 to $40). When I have cash from music gigs or speaker sales, it goes into the bank. I live in the US, and you never know when someone might bop you over the head and take your wallet.

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

@TheHorse I understand. This is why I also prepare for the cash if I meet an accident when I have a travel.

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Jessa Bumagat

@Jessabuma (31700)

• Baguio, Philippines

14 May 18

@TheHorse yes me too.. I always bring cash but not too much..

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April fabe

@Peach10 (1920)

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14 May 18

Your husband was a.life saver

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

Or I had to go away since I was unable to pay for it

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (14005)

• Singapore

14 May 18

I always do that as our online payment is not as strong as China

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

I travelled Singapore and actually the payment is convenient in your country

At least it seems all places accept to credit card but it is not the same in Japan, hard to believe.

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

@id_peace In Hong Kong you can not pay by credit card if the amount is very little. But I am glad that you can still use your credit card in spite of the little amount in Singapore.

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (14005)

• Singapore

14 May 18

Yes credit cards are good here

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

14 May 18

As it happens that the computers are down, I always bring some cash with me, at least I am sure I can buy what I need. Technology is fine, too much technology is a pain.

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

I haven't experienced such kind of problem before.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (457918)

• Switzerland

14 May 18

@youless In Italy it's very common that their system is down and many places only accept cash for small purchases.

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rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

14 May 18

At least your husband is there to pay for the food. Yes, I believe in China, most do not need to bring cash because even the taxi can be paid by phone.

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

Especially even a street vendor can accept payment with it. It is convenient for both sides

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

@rakski Sure, we don't have to touch the cash and it is clean. And we don't have to worry about fake money.

rakski

@rakski (112925)

• Philippines

14 May 18

@youless oh really? That is nice

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John Christian Fernandez

@Jcfernandez2527 (56)

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14 May 18

I do, cause I might need it for whatever reason there might be hehe

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

So at least you will not have my embarrassing moment

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John Christian Fernandez

@Jcfernandez2527 (56)

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14 May 18

@youless good thing you were with your husband he got your back :)

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maximax8

@maximax8 (31053)

• United Kingdom

14 May 18

I like to take some money out of an ATM machine so I have money to pay for my shopping. If I pay with a debt card then I notice I spend much more money. When I have a certain amount of real money then I can't spend more than that. Last year my banks let me do contactless spending and I was able to do that up to 30 pounds a time. I don't like to do that because it is so easy to spend lots of money. I did use the contactless card on London Underground and it added up to quite a lot of money.

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

15 May 18

Perhaps this is why today Japanese tend to use cash more than before.

Judy Story

@jstory07 (134393)

• Roseburg, Oregon

14 May 18

At least your husband had some cash.

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

Yes, otherwise we had to leave

The Horse

@TheHorse (205608)

• Walnut Creek, California

14 May 18

I have $250 in my wallet from recent music gigs, but I usually only carry $20, for just that kind of emergency.

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

USD250 is supposed to be a big amount in your country. As you credit card payment is very convenient in your country.

Aniko Online

@anikoonline (3250)

• Hungary

14 May 18

It's good that your husband had enough cash. Here credit card is not accepted everywhere and I don't know any shop where I could pay with my phone, so I usually have some cash with me.

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youless

@youless (112103)

• Guangzhou, China

14 May 18

Perhaps today I don't bring much cash and therefore it seems my husband has enough cash

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