# Will the pandemic end cash only businesses?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 21, 2020, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-pandemic-end-cash-only-businesses/849953 "2020-03-21T13:51:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-pandemic-end-cash-only-businesses/849953/64 "2020-04-27T17:14:55Z")

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> [@installLSC](#):
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> Where do you live? I live in Washington State, which was one of the first places to close down and looks like it has seen the worst of it. I can’t remember the last place outside of garage sales that was “cash only” even before the shutdowns, and “no cash” places were unusual but growing.

The vice sector. Casinos, pot shops and often bars are/were cash only. Obviously, black market sales like sports gambling, home card games, drugs, stolen goods are cash.  
Many small independant restaurants are cash only. The tamale guy. The barber shop I used to visit. Roving vendors at the ballpark. Craigslist and flea market/swap meet buys can probably be lumped with your garage sale example.

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