Quote Originally Posted by GTM 3442 View Post
Who knows whether or not I'm "their" target demographic.

Now, once upon a time, about five years ago I think, I was in a shop wanting to spend some money on some small something.

Sadly, there was a power cut, so they couldn't use their EFTPOS card reader to read either my card or my phone.

Happily, I had cash.

Sadly, they couldn't use the till without power.

Happily I am a resilient bloke (and fond of systemic redundancy) and said "Take these three five dollar notes and do all your paperwork when the power comes back on. Have a great day, goodbye", and pushed the door open.

It might have been different if I'd only had a hundred buck note though. . .
I'm like you. Always carry plenty of cash with me in my wallet. Normally 4-5 $50's a couple of $20's and some smaller stuff. You never know when it comes in handy.