With one in five shop purchases still made in cash, we ask Birmingham residents how often they use cash and whether they think it’s an important payment option. Should businesses continue accepting cash, or is a move to a cashless society inevitable?
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00:00Oh look, I am very much a digital shopper. I usually only use cards. I do find that when
00:07it comes to helping to teach my kids about money, cash is very helpful to be able to
00:12give them money. They have a physical amount, they know what to spend. I think cash is quite
00:15invisible on a card and that is much harder to teach a child what that actually means
00:19in adolescence.
00:21We don't use cash that much now, just use a card.
00:24But that's only because most places say card only, but we always carry a bit of cash for
00:31the places that do ask for cash. So I think you should have both.
00:36But some prefer cards, don't they?
00:38Yeah.
00:39I don't like the thoughts of that, cashless society. My sister went to pay for food in
00:44the bullring and they didn't accept cash.
00:45They wouldn't accept cash?
00:46Because she's on holiday, she's got cash. So I had to pay on my card.
00:52I think really the way we're going to go is to a cashless society, whether we like it or not.