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		tonfa on Aug 7, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Great work Visa, now I hate you When I was in France I would sometimes pay in a bakery with my debit card for a couple of euros. Actually, I believe handling cash costs them money too and card processing fees might be less than what cash costs them.

dagw on Aug 7, 2012 [–]

I've heard several small shop owners say they prefer debit cards to cash since they claim it reduces the risk of robbery. The more people pay by card, the less cash there is in the till and thus the less reason to try to rob a place.

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