SA responds to Woolworths ‘going cashless’
‘Are they meant for the elite only?’ South Africans took to social media to react to ‘Woolworths going cashless’.
Is Mzansi’s favourite retailer Woolworths aka Woolies going cashless from Tuesday, 16 January?
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WOOLWORTHS: ‘GOING CASHLESS’?
Social media user @jvnaidoo1 took to X on Sunday, 7 January to share a Woolworths announcement about their stores “going cashless”.
The post read: “We’re going cashless. From 16 January, we would no longer accept cash as we’ve joined global responsible business that priorities customers and staff safety. We are sorry for any inconvenience.”
While some South Africans were against the retailer “going cashless”, some applauded them.
@faithrine tweeted: “It’s not about customer safety, they want to save on money handling expenses: counting, transportation and banking fees. Good for them, not us.”
Whie @jvnaidoo1 said: “Woolworths is excessively expensive. Are they meant for the elite only?”
@Jennifer Wessels revealed on Facebook: “This is in Australia! So why lie?”
@warrenfer1 said: “Not Woolworths, the little cafes attached to them, zoom in on the logo.”
The South African reached out to Woolworths South Africa on Sunday for a comment, who were not available at the time of publishing this article.
Woolworth going cashless.
— jv (@jvnaidoo1) January 7, 2024
What do you think? pic.twitter.com/VRTUryXIa9
MORE SOUTH AFRICANS REACT TO CASHLESS POST
@mommy_moneyza: “The problem is what happens when their card machines go offline – do we just leave our groceries at the counter and walk out the store?”
@jvnaidoo1: “Woolworths is excessively expensive. Are they meant for the elite only?”
@sa_ordinary: “If the banknotes are a legal way to pay with, isn’t it illegal for someone like shops etc. to accept legal means of payment?”
@BlueNip: “I’m hoping they will also get a self-service till section. It’s annoying having to queue in shops with a few items and only one till open and the cashiers just waste everyone’s time having a fat screeching chat and ignore the customers.”
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Bye bye @WOOLWORTHS_SA .
— FH Badenhorst (@fh_badenhorst) January 7, 2024
This advert seems to be for their cafe only not the general shopping ?, my local food store has two tills for cash purchases only- I still pay cash if it is a small amount- at least with the cash you have on you you can’t overspend, plastic makes it too easy
— sue eardley (@suziinjozi) January 7, 2024