I'd be quite happy to take online payments or bank transfers if there was a fully bombproof way to do it, so proper anonymity for both parties if preferred, no chargebacks and no twattery from banks. Having to traipse to the bank most days is a pain in the arse, cash is a target for robbers and I only really use it for grocery shopping.

Until things change though, cash it is.

To add to the above, I've had to go to three banks (in three different parts of London) today just to find one with a working ATM so I could bank my cash; it could have been six but three of the branches I previously used are shut.

It's a Bank Holiday weekend and also the end of the month, so I need my money in as my bills go out on the first and I have to pay my salary. Absolute pain in the arse.

Hi

This may well have been covered before but with there being more bank branch closures and a move to things becoming more digital, how do you feel about where this leaves the future of our line of work?

I know some girls already do digital transactions but I hate the growing reliance on technology for other aspects of life as it is.

Same I try to pay cash wherever  if a place doesn’t take cash I will generally walk away
And surprisingly a lot of hotels take still cash
My last 3 hotels stays  happily  took  cash
And on my 3 week tour in Jan 3 out of 5 hotels took cash

Wish hush & wishlist don’t allow chargeback and if it’s only small deposits then the fee is 50p or £1 on a 20 transaction

I have a wishlist page already, although I've never used it. I'd rather have the money straight into my bank account than faff with some third party site, but I ought to give it a go - I don't take deposits so we're talking about full fees here.

I ordered my new glasses yesterday (£300 for varifocals) and in the opticians they asked if I wanted to pay cash or card which was unusual but made a nice change. I assume they ask everybody because I'd come straight from decorating and definitely didn't look like I would have it on me

Wishlist apparently have announced today the loss of their payment processor (stripe).

I do identify with the issues, when branches close they remove the cash machine. There are less and less within travelling distance for me, and cash flow becomes a problem I need it in the bank. I often schedule in a bank visit around outcalls if I can, or combine with a trip to do other things. Last year went to a famous arts festival, told the person who I went with "I have to get to a bank before we do anything else". The teller did actually point out my ISA needed adjusting to a better one, I don't think they tell you these things in apps.

It’s always cash for me. Sometimes I accept PayPal which has worked fine, especially if I ask for a deposit. Paying cash for groceries isn’t a problem but obviously hotels and rent is a no no.

A friend to me about an app called CashApp. I haven’t had time to try it yet.

Cashapp brought in very low limits for UK users last year, it's pretty much unusable now in the UK unless something has changed.

Thanks for letting me know. I won’t waste my time with that then x

I'd avoid PayPal in future too, even if you've been lucky so far. They hate us (most US banks are similar, because prostitution is illegal there) and they'll freeze your account and take all the money back if they catch you out.