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This was because he learned that the self-service kiosks didn\u2019t accept cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s with the cashless self-checkout?\u201d Billy asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He explained that he doesn\u2019t pay with dollar bills often but said sometimes he does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI walked right out,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the customer\u2019s fury, a Publix representative explained why certain machines are cashless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCash has declined as a payment method of choice, and maintenance on checkouts that use cash are costly,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the representative explained that shoppers can still pay by cash at manned registers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shopper seemed to mock the chain when he responded shopping at Publix was \u201ccostly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He claimed the chain is \u201cslipping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the pandemic, more and more businesses have banned shoppers from paying for items using cash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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