No Shirt, No Swipe, No Service
To echo what others have said, cashless systems -- especially in fast food chains -- are a quick way to discriminate against a whole population of the underbanked. I was in Dos Toros (burrito chain mentioned early in the article) about a month ago, and the woman in line ahead of me didn&#x27;t have a card. She got so embarrassed at the register despite having ample cash to pay for her meal. I paid for her with my card, she paid me in cash, and all was fine, but no one walked away from that experience feeling good about it. It was such a unnecessary emotional stress on the woman. I feel weird returning to Dos Toros knowing this policy is creating these experiences for customers.