Do you use a credit card to buy stuff out of a vending machine?

[exitseven]

I see a lot of people buy a 2 dollar can of Coke out of a machine and use a credit car to pay for it. They don't have two bucks on them?

[LazerBean]

I don't think I bought anything from a vending machine since 2024 lol But if I did want to, I would have to use credit card or tap because I pretty much never have cash on me. My husband has taken to keeping cash on him this year though. Before, he always felt that cash made his wallets too bulky and it made it feel inconvenient for him. So I custom made him a wallet that is much more space efficient and he loves it. Plus, he feels like carrying cash is more of a dad thing, which he wants now lol

[exitseven]

My father used to say he felt baked if he. Didn't have a hundred bucks in cash on him.

[LazerBean]

Well there you go, I guess my husband really was onto something lol

[_Jenny_]

@LazerBean I put all of my cash in my bra

[LazerBean]

Sounds sweaty lol

[NathanDavis]

my best friend got in trouble for driving way too much while also sitting on his wallet, which was pretty much a brick

we were around age 18 when I told him it wasn't a good idea... and by the time he was 24 he already had nerve and sciatica pains, lol... but he would drive a whole LOT, so... hopefully, that's not the kind of discomfort or inconvenience he was talking about

[LazerBean]

@NathanDavis wow that's insane! My husband does drive around a lot for work, but he takes his wallet out every time he sits because it's uncomfortable. He has hypothesized that exact scenario could happen too, though. Crazy that it escalated so fast with your friend

[_Jenny_]

@exitseven I have lots of singles but no credit card 💳

[_Jenny_]

@exitseven Thank you Darling for the MHO 💕💯

[Zack-Bann]

Yes I do.
I don’t carry cash, at least not small bills or coins.
I grew up in a place where no one used cards and I was very much used to cash exchange.


But I moved to a place where cards are common around the time of COVID so we were all encouraged to avoid sharing bills.


Nowadays I don’t even use the card I just use the two to pay on my phone.


Honestly I used to be afraid of what using cards might do, will push me to pend more? Or lose count?
But it’s the same thing.
Once you resize that a card is just your virtual wallet same as your physical one you stop seeing it as “free money” because it’s not.

[midnightmoon05]

No. I don’t buy anything from venting machines.
We are going to China this summer. I know it’s a no cash society… so … even a bottle of water and a pack of gum… it’s from buying through a code from the phone… so… no cash.

when they first implemented… little old people like 80-90 years old, poor, but all learned to use a phone to buy stuff.

[DryGermanGuy]

I bought everything in China with cash, including hotels, food and bus travels. 🤔

[snowboarder720]

Foreign transaction fees will destroy your bank account

[midnightmoon05]

@DryGermanGuy how did you do that?

[DryGermanGuy]

I just looked at the number on the till or the receipt and then handed the cashier a closely matching bunch of Renminbi.

[midnightmoon05]

@DryGermanGuy I would love to not have to deal with my phone with all these transactions.
Hubby went in October. He said there are a few local places that take cash, but mostly, we need to book our hotels within the next 2 weeks and need to use our cc.

I am def. okay with being spontaneous… find a hotel on the spot. Then pay RMB.
Some said with foreigners, somr hotels are not allowing us to stay in hotels that are less than 3 stars.
When was the last time you visited?

[DryGermanGuy]

I was in 2017, before Hong Kong exploded and all the extra oppression methods came out.
Give them your visa form filled out with handwriting and give as many false information as possible, especially if you or someone in your family works in hightech. I worked in a sawmill 😉. I know of a group of auto managers whose hotelroom got opened and their work laptops compromised.

[midnightmoon05]

@DryGermanGuy
Hahaha…. They are tracking everything and everyone it they seem suspicious of going against the government otherwise… it’s still very free with lots of restrictions.

2017…. was right before they change all the policies. My friend came back before Covid… told me all these… after Covid, some other friends went and said the same… it’s all over YouTube now, showing how to set up WeChat and AliPay.

Those were the good old days. Found a taxi driver, paid him 2k RMB cash and he took us all over Yunnan for 2 weeks. We covered all his expenses.
Hope you get to go again soon.

[molonski2]

Yeah , I go the other way ( understand what you are saying ) but I only use cash in China , accepted mostly.

We have a strange transition scenario here in Thailand ( god knows how it's gonna work for tourists ) to be viable you need a Thai bank account , I have that. Some movies no cash , no card , QR only , same in one part of a Bangkok food mall ( shopping centre ) had to run back get 2nd phone , link to Wi fi , just to pay for my Viet health wraps.

[Lliam]

I try to use cash as much as possible. The only time I use a credit card is for on-line purchases, gas, and more expensive items.
When we use our Costco cash back card for gas and stuff, we pay it of at the end of the month so as to avoid interest payments.
I have a credit card with a 1% interest rate that I use for on-line purchases and occasional other things. I carry a balance on that card and make automatic payments of $200 per month toward that.

[Chazmatazz269]

Never, but a can of soda out of a vending machine is north of three dollars now too. A sixteen ounce Monster was almost five dollars, last time i bought from a vending machine. It’s the second highest cost of convenience, only behind food delivery apps.

[Calyptomaniac]

I can't remember the last time I bought something from a vending machine, probably before covid, which was the last time I regularly carried cash on me too...

[DishLady]

Some of the machines take min $5 for a small bag of chips and when pressed for time tap-pay tends to be quickest.

[spartan55]

$5 for a bag of chips... geez Louise

[DishLady]

@spartan55 I know I know. I blame doritos. But it's a good thing bc it keeps people from having junk food too easily. Same as when they raised the cost of cigarettes. Id doesn't stop the smoking COMPLETELY but people don't burn through a whole carton per day like they used to.

[OlderAndWiser]

I hesitate to use s credit or debit card for any small purchases. Usually, the smallest charge is $15 or more for lunch

[molonski2]

Heeps of people just have ZERO cash on them these days , in Australia id have zero , here in Thailand I have a pocket full ( but many don't now ) ..

As for vending machines I don't use them , I used to own some in the old days.

[fantasticass]

There is a significant amount of counterfeit cash within the system of life. New vending machines, parking meters, laundry machines, etc. pay with a credit card, some of them you can download an app and pay on the app. It's wonderful ✌️

[AviatorTom]

Where I used to work, there were two vending machines in the cafeteria. Though both said they accepted coins and bills, they never worked that way. You had to tap a credit card to buy your Coke or bag of chips.

[AviatorTom]

During my recent trip to Europe, I was in Amsterdam, and every store I went in did not accept cash. You had to use a credit card. Their reasoning is that reduces theft, and most had a little sign that said that, in English.

[purplepoppy]

I'd be careful there. Usually cash only stores are money laundering operations.

[AviatorTom]

@purplepoppy There's a pizza place in New York City that ONLY accepts cash. It's a known money laundering place for the mob, with the local police getting their cut.

[purplepoppy]

Can't remember the last time i even saw a vending machine.

[lilBigPotato]

Eh no but I use my debit card if the machine accepts them, I don't like carrying coins on me.

[DryGermanGuy]

90%+ of our vending machines are cash only, I assume.

[jamesgoldman]

Some of the machines here are card only

[exitseven]

I refuse to do it. I will find another machine

[NathanDavis]

I've used cards before... not just a credit one

[snowboarder720]

Who wants to take the time and effort to insert bills when all you need to do is tap?

[ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ]

Credit cards are a curse for me; they drag a person into debt and foreclosure for their entire life, so you should only use a card for bad times.

[Kayla45]

Never have, never will. I don't trust it. In fact I rarely use debit and credit cards in general.

[888theGreat]

Nope , but with Trump's policies , people are using them to get by each month

[Godihateyou]

I don't use a credit card. I'm older than 19 and have had money for quite some time.

[arianna1414]

I not used a machine for long time

[spartan55]

No, but I use the hell out of my debit card.

[slatyb]

Occasionally. I don't carry cash.

[usernameobvious]

Last time I bought must've been by card

[Massageman]

not if I can avoid it.