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You're moving the goalpost.

The statement wasn't "there exists a store that still accepts cash", but "many stores no longer accept cash".

The larger point is not to send your kid to that store if they only accept a debt card.

They only exist if you keep going to those stores.

Do your children not have minds of their own about which store they want to go to?

I would think they would go to the one that accepts a form of payment they have would be a priority.

Why would that matter to this discussion? I want x from retailer y. Retailer y doesn't accept cash. I use a card. If you have an objection to using cards, you're certainly free to decline to make the purchase. Nothing in any of that seems like it would be age related either. What's the difference between having $20, or a debit card linked to an account with $20?

Some people refuse or can’t have a bank account. Not accepting cash ends up being discriminatory.

Fair enough. The point about the unbanked is pretty convincing.

I'm sure there are plenty, albeit not exactly the same thing. The question asked for a specific existence proof for a retailer that didn't take cash and I provided it.