Paul Dickson pulled out a $20 bill recently when he was at a baseball game at Camden Yards and wanted to buy a beer.
Another guy in line started laughing “because there’s no place in the ballpark where you can spend cash,” said Dickson.
Dickson, 85, who is an Orioles fan while his son and grandson are Nationals’ fans, paid for the $17.50 beer by credit card. He knew that the Nationals’ home stadium, Nationals Park, had become a cashless stadium, but he didn’t know other baseball stadiums, like Camden Yards also stopped accepting cash.
Dickson, a book author, is not opposed to using his credit card or other methods of payment. Before he moved to an independent living facility, he had most of his bills on auto pay from his checking account. He still writes a check occasionally and he’s had a Paypal account for years.
But Dickson said he’s offended that his choice to use cash where he wants is slowly becoming more limited.
“It’s not that I’m livid. It’s not some injustice, but it’s sort of this thing where I say ‘Wait, it’s my money. I’ll pay you however I want,’ ” said Dickson. “It’s almost like they’re (businesses) saying ‘Well, we’re removing an option, which is for our benefit.” […]
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