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39. Amazon is hardly a monopoly as there are 1,000's of websites selling products online. nt

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Amazon warns Philly about proposed cashless store ban [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2019 OP

Fuck em. MicaelS Feb 2019 #1

Yup Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #6

It does not metalbot Feb 2019 #47

You must have some other currency Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #48

And that is correct metalbot Feb 2019 #49

Agree Totally RobinA Feb 2019 #7

An excellent observation. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #55

+1 dalton99a Feb 2019 #21

Absolutely agree n/t Vermijelli Feb 2019 #25

Agreed. n/t LuvNewcastle Feb 2019 #27

Fuck Amazon. tazkcmo Feb 2019 #2

Hey Amazon, how much did you make last year 11 billion..................in profits............... turbinetree Feb 2019 #3

Just get a cash register or two what's the big deal Blues Heron Feb 2019 #4

Come on, how can Amazon track every aspect of your life and sell it to others if you use cash? :-D TheBlackAdder Feb 2019 #5

robberies. Mosby Feb 2019 #34

They will just open up a store in the suburbs Jose Garcia Feb 2019 #8

PA Sales tax goes directly to the state Freddie Feb 2019 #28

I prefer card. christx30 Feb 2019 #32

I do the same. Mr. Frost Feb 2019 #45

too big to fail monopolies are too big to turn down. nt yaesu Feb 2019 #9

Amazon is hardly a monopoly as there are 1,000's of websites selling products online. nt EX500rider Feb 2019 #39

Amazon's plan is to take all the jobs in the country KayF Feb 2019 #10

nonsense onetexan Feb 2019 #62

Give Amazon your first born or else they will re-locate somewhere else Yavin4 Feb 2019 #11

What is wrong with these people??? EllieBC Feb 2019 #12

What about using a debit card instead of a credit card? Wouldnt that help you avoid cstanleytech Feb 2019 #14

Most banks require a minimum balance for a checking account. SunSeeker Feb 2019 #16

There must be a credit union close by. potone Feb 2019 #20

There's not. Check out the banking opportunities in poor neighborhoods some day. nt SunSeeker Feb 2019 #23

That is too bad. potone Feb 2019 #60

I already said what is wrong with that. EllieBC Feb 2019 #17

The problem with using debit cards stopwastingmymoney Feb 2019 #19

What about I don't want people always knowing what I purchase? Jake Stern Feb 2019 #56

Bye, Felicia. We're done being pushed around. (n/t) FreepFryer Feb 2019 #13

Parking meters and vending machines take cash, why can't Amazon? SunSeeker Feb 2019 #15

Really, yeah DeminPennswoods Feb 2019 #18

. dalton99a Feb 2019 #22

Fortunately, people are pushing back against Amazon. NYC Liberal Feb 2019 #24

Every automated self checkout I've seen accepts cash. truthisfreedom Feb 2019 #26

Why not kick low-income workers and their families while their already down? allgood33 Feb 2019 #29

Cashless Dorian Gray Feb 2019 #30

you can get reloadable debit cards at walmart Mosby Feb 2019 #33

What does that have to do with Amazon? Blues Heron Feb 2019 #35

Reloadable cards can be used anywhere Mosby Feb 2019 #36

Cash is going away at every class level. Codeine Feb 2019 #44

That link is worthless,guess they want money too. Bengus81 Feb 2019 #31

Will the law apply to airplane tickets, hotels and rental cars? MichMan Feb 2019 #37

Don't know. Igel Feb 2019 #43

This is some mafia level shit right here! Initech Feb 2019 #38

You will obey Amazon! Yavin4 Feb 2019 #40

I prefer to use cash because why would I want to pay interest? Akacia Feb 2019 #41

The two aren't related for the most part metalbot Feb 2019 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author Akacia Feb 2019 #59

Amazon to Philly: Nice little city you got there, would be a shame if anything happened to it workinclasszero Feb 2019 #42

Cashless doesn't bother me. "Self-serve" people-less checkouts bother me more. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #46

Cashless should bother everyone, imagine a cashless JCMach1 Feb 2019 #50

Oh dear. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #58

Sometimes people who have privileges others do not sincerely do not know any better. Kurt V. Feb 2019 #54

I prefer self-service checkout. christx30 Feb 2019 #61

Economic blackmail from an economic predator. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #51

I cant wait to try the one in Seattle samnsara Feb 2019 #52

they DO take tender..just not at the purchase time... samnsara Feb 2019 #53