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Originally Posted by Sweetpea
They've been abolished for 10 years already here. All transfers are either by mobile pin (even larger amounts, but you need to notify your bank in advance for those), or by bank-to-bank money transfers, either by phone, or by use of electronic banking.
Home purchases are done with a notary. No physical money, in any form, changes hands. Only bankaccounts... When I bought my car, I made a phone call to my bank, and asked them to transfer the required money to the car owner.
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it's still a major hassle here. I just bought a new/used car. had to go to the bank to get the cashier's check and so on.
I buy my dog and cat food from my friend that does doggy day care. she can take checks which I quit using some time ago, but is not set up for plastic so I always have to remember to get extra cash when I need dog food. also when the dog does board.