Report IKEA Goes Cashless at Key Thai Stores Amid Mixed Reactions

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7 minutes ago, Dakhar said:

I dont like the idea of my money or my spending habits being recorded. In my opinion, it's an opportunity for a govt over reach situation.

 

After seeing what happened to the Canadian truckers, I don't want to see cashless adopted at all.  Imagine if they can prevent you from buying anything if they don't like what you say online.

 

Edit:  To be clear, I'm against mandatory cashless.

 

[Tropicalevo]

21 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

No KFC for you then

and Pizza Co are moving in that direction.

 

I have not eaten in those places since I came to Thailand back when Noah wore short trousers.

And I do not shop in IKEA - terrible quality.

Several villas that we look after are furnished with Ikea Krap.

Needs replacing on a regular basis.

[BritManToo]

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

We've already read on this forum from numerous boomers who refuse to shop anywhere that does not permit cash payment...   so IKEA would lose those customers too.

I doubt many Thai retail establishments care if foreigners shop there or not.

I see KFC doing away with cashiers as a positive move, the machine has a English language option.

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3 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I doubt many Thai retail establishments care if foreigners shop there or not.

I see KFC doing away with cashiers as a positive move, the machine has a English language option.

 

I don't know about KFC, but I used the Burger King kiosk at Swampy and I just couldn't figure out how to order 2 burgers without the fries and drink.  I wanted one to eat in the departure area and one to put in my carry on for the flight.  It took an attendee to walk me back about 3 or 4 steps in the menu.  Had she not been there, they would have lost out on the $20 for the 2 small burgers.

 

[Sydebolle]

I do not really understand the commotion; at Makro 4 out of 5 "sa-caen" the screen for cashless payment which, in my opinion, takes longer to clear the bill than with cash. Given the instability of the internet (it still happens on and off) you wonder how all those scan-customers will grind the entire operation to a screeching halt. 

Cash is the customer's last anonymous choice; in a modern tax environment (like Central Europe) the customer will have to explain one day, how (s)he could buy all that stuff with what kind of money. The (taxable) income is one thing, the proven spending another - mark my words as Big Brother is watching you 😉 

[Ben Zioner]

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

Great we can spend hours in line as people screw around with their smart phones...

And even greater to be tracked every time we go buy size 49 condoms.

[new2here]

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Does it matter ?... Its still a flawed business model to potentially turn anyone away.

 

We've already read on this forum from numerous boomers who refuse to shop anywhere that does not permit cash payment...   so IKEA would lose those customers too.

 

I'm not against digital payments - I'm quite pro-digital payments and find the arguments of some against 'digital payment' to be highly flawed.

 

I'm 'pro-options' and believe its better for the consumer to be offered as many options as possible.

 

Its not big deal of course, this won't impact me in the slightest - but I have an opinion on such business behavior thats all.

 I tend to agree.. While I think socio-economic demographics of an IKEA customer probably overwhelmingly support a move away from cash payment and towards e-payments, QR and the like, I DO think that having some reasonable mechanism to accept cash is still a smart move 

Maybe it’s a “cash this register only” or the like.. but some way for cash paying customers to shop.

[SchuetzRob]

14 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

I prefer their chicken balls, Good value at Bt.650 a kg.

Too much Information... Does it really matter what they stick up their....... 

[Denim]

Our local Dunkin Donuts recently went cashless  , for ' everyones convenience ' .  An employee friend of my wife says they will soon be going profitless too.  Might work in big cities but in rural areas not a good idea.

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

 

Yeah I love waiting behind someone finding/playing with their phone for 5 minutes to pay for a bar of chocolate. 

 

Especially when they have to tell the cashier their phone number 3 times. 

Always the same tired argument. It's always the "cash is king" paranoid / old fashioned brigade who are so unlucky at check out counters!

You never ever, of course, get stuck behind people fumbling in their wallets for their money, then waiting while the cashier counts it a couple of times, then watching and waiting as they ring it up and then count the change three times before handing it back to the customer to then put back in their wallet before finally moving on. That happens to me literally every single time I go shopping anywhere and it takes a minimum of 15 minutes per person, just like your made up person has to tell their phone number three times and take five extraordinary minutes to pay for a bar of chocolate.  And then I have to put that filthy sweaty grubby money away with my nice clean hands.

Personally I much prefer cashless but I do think shops should keep both options. I just wish we had Apple pay and the like here as it is even quicker.

[chrissables]

16 hours ago, BritManToo said:

You think people without smartphones shop at IKEA?

I have a smart phone and have no app to pay online. It suits me. If it does not suit a shop i can move on.

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1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

Always the same tired argument. It's always the "cash is king" paranoid / old fashioned brigade who are so unlucky at check out counters!

That happens to me literally every single time I go shopping anywhere and it takes a minimum of 15 minutes per person,

 

Boy, talk about unlucky at check out counters.  I've never seen it take 15 minutes per person.  It may feel that way, but it's more like 45 seconds.

 

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

Boy, talk about unlucky at check out counters.  I've never seen it take 15 minutes per person.  It may feel that way, but it's more like 45 seconds.

 

I was using hyperbole. Of course it takes nothing like 15 minutes, just as it doesn't take someone five minutes to pay for a bar of chocolate electronically, just as people don't have to tell their phone number three times etc.

There's very little difference in time between cash and no cash, just the "cash is king" brigade always use these ridiculous exaggerations to justify their position.

 

[KhunLA]

Won't be shopping there, or any vendor that requires cashless vs cash.

 

Cash = Freedom.   Once they go all cashless, you WILL lose any remaining freedoms you think you have.

[Dmitry2222]

18 hours ago, BritManToo said:

You think people without smartphones shop at IKEA?

I face payment problems with QR codes or cards every month, even at some BTS stations. So, it's not a smart solution to ask customers to wait until they fix their payment system. Cash always works like a sharm.