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		swsieber on July 28, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Banana Trick and Other Acts of Self-Checkout T... U.S. resident here: every where I've been the self check out mostly supports cash. Sometimes there will a machine or two in "card only" mode, presumably due to running out of bills/coins.

michaelmrose on July 28, 2019 [–]

Machines that take cash require 10x the maintenance and are much more expensive.

Having some without even the ability to take cash is a cost saving measure.

If it looks like it could take cash but isn't right now it is probably jammed up or broken. This happens all the time.

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