okay, so this turned out to bs in my area, at least for now.
Four different 7/11's, they all knew, but each one had the same response, it's a trial only, and only some stores, owner can decide.
Our local guy reckons something along the lines of "it'll be a cold day in hell" when he accepts another payment method that takes away his cold hard cash.
Which got me to thinking how many times I've see two 7/11 staffers in the bank, close to closing, with bags of cash making deposits.