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Vulnerable Post Office customers offered cash deliveries - MSE News

Vulnerable Post Office customers who need to shield during the coronavirus pandemic can now have cash payments delivered straight to their homes, as part of a new scheme...

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  • Good luck with that!!
    Our postman just let slip that they haven't delivered for the last 4 days in our area due to sickness and subsequent backlog.

  • kazwookie
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    Most open shops around here will only take cards no matter how small the amount
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    What do these folks need cash for? Would it really be so hard to pay by card and learn how to make bank transfers...
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    kazwookie said:
    Most open shops around here will only take cards no matter how small the amount
    About to say, why does anyone need vast quantities of cash at the moment? 
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    edited 22 April 2020 at 8:01PM
    kazwookie said:
    Most open shops around here will only take cards no matter how small the amount
    About to say, why does anyone need vast quantities of cash at the moment? 
    Any person shielding and relies on carers / volunteers to get their shopping, needs cash to reimburse them.
    (though if they  have  internet access and a bank  / credit card  they can get something like a Volunteer Shopping Card) 
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