Twitter users react to advice: ‘take cash to the pub’
While we thought the days of cash only payments were a thing of the past, we are now being urged to pay by cash at the pub when they re-open on the 12th of April.
This comes after industry bosses warn that signals in beer gardens are not reliable enough to take card payments. So, to avoid technical issues, punters are being urged to pay with cash.
Here’s how Twitter users have reacted to this news.
Several users have voiced concerns that we had previously been told not to use cash to reduce the transmission of germs.
Kind of defeats the purpose of not using cash to prevent the spread of the dreaded Rona
Drinkers urged to take cash to the pub to beat indoor payments rules https://t.co/zHUMWUsN6g
— The Light Warrior ? (@sc_face) April 8, 2021
Think about it. You first have to travel to a cash machine, travel back and then to the pub. All the things the government doesn’t want us to do. Move around and come into contact with other people.
— Contr♠️ry M♠️ry© (@ContraryMari) April 8, 2021
Some users are describing this as a ‘control freak’ rule:
Bring cash to the pub, drinkers are warned over ‘control freak’ rules banning indoor payments https://t.co/bPoid6ldAW
— whatnew2day (@whatnew2day) April 8, 2021
Bring cash to the pub, drinkers are warned over ‘control freak’ rules banning indoor payments https://t.co/yqpCyphTb9
— World News (@worldnewstweet_) April 8, 2021
Bring cash to the pub, drinkers are warned over ‘control freak’ rules banning indoor paymentshttps://t.co/ahynCTJxyd
— NewsfeedsMedia (@NewsfeedsMedia) April 8, 2021
Other users are posting that this potential rule is “utterly pathetic” and it is a case of ‘bring cash to the pub or risk red faces in beer garden.’
#pubrooms supporting great British Pubs 🙂 RT @carol_hulme: Bring cash to the pub or risk red faces in beer garden
Utterly pathetic … #Lockdowns #Toryauthoritarianism… https://t.co/TxIYy7lJIH— Peter Jones (@pubrooms) April 8, 2021
The Government has totally lost the plot . This makes no sense at all . Bring cash to the pub or risk red faces in beer garden https://t.co/N0vjWKLhhH
— Dr David Bull (@drdavidbull) April 8, 2021
Bring cash to the pub or risk red faces in beer garden
Utterly pathetic … #Lockdowns #Toryauthoritarianism #Freedoms #NurembergCode
#Fascists #Novaccinepassports #Pubs #BorisJohnsonOut
“3 weeks to flatten the curve” remember….. https://t.co/ay7gKYVgF7— Carol Hulme (@carol_hulme) April 8, 2021
One Twitter user tweeted that they have never been to a pub where a card machine has not worked:
I dont carry cash much either but would do if there was no other option but speaking from experience i never went to a pub last year where a cordless machine never worked due to a bad signal and very few took payment at the bar.
— christopher holmes (@mrcrh11) April 8, 2021
Other users have voiced confusion over being allowed to use facilities inside pubs, but not being allowed to pay inside:
The contempt & lack of understanding this Gov has for the #hospitalityindustry gets worse
You can use toilets inside but NOT PAY inside?
This insane idea has been dropped proving The Experts have NO Commonsense
Now listen when we say #NoVaccinePassport https://t.co/zGAgB570LQ— Martin Murray (@martinpmurray) April 8, 2021
Pubs have been closed since December so a lot of people are eager to get out again and enjoy a drink with friends. But, having to sit outside is not so “appealing”:
Sorry but they want people to sit outside in the rain AND withdraw cash just to do what we’ve been doing at home… Outside a pub building? It’s not even appealing at this point ? https://t.co/S6udrR9CQj
— G (@_Malenyan) April 8, 2021
Similarly, a lot of people do not carry cash nowadays due to card payments being made easier, quicker and faster:
Saying people can’t go and pay at the bar is making a mountain out of a molehill. Fine to pay inside in shops then it’s fine in a pub and not everyone carries cash these days, I don’t
— mickfinney (@mickfinneylfc) April 8, 2021
Overall, reactions have not been positive to the new pub rules. After talks of vaccine passports, paying by cash, and having to stay outside people are left feeling overwhelmed and confused.
So, until we are allowed back inside pubs, you might need to make a trip to the cash point before getting your pint.
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