Cash is King?

[PaulG]

Morning everyone! Sorry for so many posts and questions! I'm currently at work and a bit bored so thought I'd jump on! I know a lot of small businesses prefer cash as they lose a % on card transactions and I do try to use cash as much as possible so was wondering if this is the case in Arillas? I go to Villamartin in Spain every year with 3 mates for a long weekend and we always just take cash and never use card and the pubs and restaurants seem to appreciate it.
Paul

[turkeyfoot]

Hi
You will have no problem spending cash in Arillas, other than trying to purchase euro using £'s

Not so much in Arillas, but in Skiathos you are always asked if you wish to pay by cash or card. I was told this now the law. Its an attempt by the Greek government to collect tax's from the tavernas, which is not easy if all transactions are cash.

 A warning if you use ATM's to get cash

 Unfortunately I selected the wrong option,as it was difficult to see the screen,and I must have selected the ''to accept the conversion rate'' offered rather than ''decline''.     Subsequently I received a rate of 1.08  including a 9% mark up from the Greek Bank  ATM rate.

Lesson learnt. If the sun is dazzling the screen, or its dirty go else where.

As a matter of interest I withdrew some more euro's at the same ATM machine but this time selected the correct option (decline)  and looking at my bank statement the exchange rate was 1.18

Geoff

[PaulG]

Thanks Geoff, I always tend to take cash but was curious to see, as some places at home anyway have gone cashless

[lin n jim]

This year in Arillas most places asked cash or card but they prefer cash

[PaulG]

I thought that might be the case thank you

[Truth]

Cash is still King Paul.  Lin n Jim tend to pay for everything in BCMT ,  Black Country Mythos Tokens 🤣