What things fo you still pay for with cash?

~Chameleon~

bigadaj wrote: »

Fair point, I was talking about larger supermarkets, I guess pound ones might still be easier in smaller town or city centre stores.

Not necessarily and I would assume it to be the other way around, hence my comment to the guy who lives in London. I'd also expect it to be due to people stealing the trolleys. More chance of that happening in London than in my small town. The Aldi I visit is in a different town. I don'[t know whether it's common policy for all Aldi stores to use coin operated trolleys or not.

steve2005

bigadaj wrote: »

Maybe, I pay £6 for my haircut and buy a chocolate bar once a month. I win on the mse score!

I can do even better - I buy my chocolate in bulk from Costco, and have a set on Nicky Clarke clippers :P

tga1988

Most things under £10, or where using a card takes an annoying amount of time (pubs, small shops, etc.)

Handy trick: many "student" type pubs will give cashback on card transactions, even on a credit card transaction. This does not show up on a statement as cash, but as a normal purchase. Thus, you can withdraw cash (up to the retailer limit, normally £50) fee-free and interest-free. If you do it on a cashback card, you can earn cashback on your cashback!

If I'm feeling especially thrifty, I will do this a few times in a night and deposit the leftover cash in my current account to pay my credit card bill.