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- From: linley@netcom.com (Bruce James Robrert Linley)
- Subject: Re: Sorry, we don't accept cash... Huh?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan1.041804.25765@netcom.com>
- Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, UCLA
- References: <1992Dec31.081423.11613@netcom.com> <1992Dec31.201955.27781@pegasus.com>
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- Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 04:18:04 GMT
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- In a previous article tleylan@pegasus.com (Tom Leylan) spake...
- >#1 unless I'm mistaken you can no longer redeem those silver certificates
- >for silver regardless of the "promise". But more to the point we can
- >demonstrate why a delivery service would not accept cash quite handily,
- >we place you in a Fed.Ex. truck and let you collect cash on deliveries
- >through oh... South Central L.A. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- Gee, I guess having all those credit card numbers (from plastic payments)
- poses no risk whatsoever? The drivers could keep a small amount of change.
- Cab drivers come to mind here ("Driver carries less than $5.00 change.")
- Or at the very least, they could require exact change for cash payments.
- Excess cash on hand could be put into a secure drop box inside the truck
- to handle the theft problem. This is what they do at 7-11's everywhere.
- UPS takes cash. So does Airborne and DHL. Why not Fed Express?
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- Comp Sci & Engr, UCLA | but it didn't do a bit o' good."
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