On 2005-01-16, PENMART01 > wrote:
>
> I always pay for groceries with cash. I have a debit card. I also have an ATM
> card. Bank sent both years ago. But I've never used either, don't even know
> if they work. I do have a credit card, that I do use when need be... but after
> using it for more than 30 years I've never yet paid even 1¢ in interest.
>
> Cash is fastest... generates no paper, no mail, NO DEBT!

And you get cash how? You certainly don't get it in the mail. One has to
go to a bank, an atm, or get cash-back during a purchase. After making a
special trip to, banks make you stand in yet another line. Most non-native
ATM's charge a fee. The least aggravating is stores, which don't charge a
fee for cash-back and you're already in a line. Between dullard clerks and
the signature thing, credit cards take even longer to transact than an atm
card. Besides, if one is going to take advantage of the greatest
cost-cutting/sales savings, one is going to have to swipe/enter some sort of
plastic/code, anyway. The fantasy world you postulate no longer exists
unless you are willing to pay extra for it.

nb