# ‘Cash is king.’ Oh really? Is it? Do you carry cash? Are you plastic always, all the time?

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**Post date:** [July 23, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-is-king-oh-really-is-it-do-you-carry-cash-are-you-plastic-always-all-the-time/922191/233 "2024-07-23T01:58:42Z")

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And the [Crowdstrike failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowdstrike-failure-how-why/1004492) proves, yet again, better have some cash on you for when all the cash registers at the convenience store simultaneously go down.

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