On 18 Dec, 16:26, "John Rowland"
wrote:
Theo Markettos wrote:
In uk.transport.london Robert wrote:
I cannot for the life of me see what the advantages are, for the
customer, of an electronic form of payment over cash for small
amounts.

Cash is well developed, the bugs have been ironed out of it and it's
easy to see your current balance.

Being cynical, I think you'll find that's a misfeature. *Plastic has
the 'advantage' (for the retailer) that the customer cannot easily
see their balance and is tempted to spend more. *Hence the reason why
cash is on the rise again, as people are trying to keep more control
over their finances.

I find that only buying stuff I need works for me.

I find that getting money out the bank (either cash or debit) is the
psychologically big step. Once the cash is in my pocket it's already
out of the bank and effectively gone.