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Old Jan 2, 2026 | 9:43 am
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Originally Posted by WillBarrett_68
oh come on. you can get small bills basically everywhere. Any bartender, front desk, any retail cashier.

I get it, yes the app is more convenient but acting like "making change" is some insanely onerous task is really ridiculous.

And yes, people carry less cash now, that has changed, but it's actually easier to get cash now from the proliferation of ATMs (I no longer need to write a check or go into a branch and see a human), and needing to break large bill isn't a new conundrum.
Yes I can pay 5 Euro to take out 5 Euro from the ATM and I chose not to.

Just because an ATM is everywhere doesn’t mean it makes sense to use it all the time. If you find it easy to use cash, great. But no need to call other people’s decision ridiculous.
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