Originally Posted by
tmiw
The US was way more of a cash society not too long ago precisely because a lot of businesses didn't think accepting cards was worth the hassle (since fewer customers were demanding it). Now, of course, more customers demand it, so many of the holdouts now take cards.
Of course, some of those charge extra if you use a card, but that's another issue.
I encountered a McDonalds that refused even exact cash/change for purchases after a certain time in the evening. Never before had I run into a McD not accepting cash/coins, but Sweden is almost ridiculously hostile to cash.