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by ev1 1434 days ago
> Paying in cash, in addition to being a minor inconvenience that non-the-less outweighs most people's desire for privacy, does not work in online payments

In some countries it's fairly popular and super common with kids to check out, get a barcode/receipt and pay at, for example, a 7-11 with cash for in game purchase top ups.

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Ah, that takes me right back to adolesence. Getting a paysafecard in the morning near the school from a tobacco shop to redeem it in the evening at home.