Allpress Espresso in Sydenham, Christchurch, is no longer accepting cash as payment, citing customer and staff safety as the main reasons. A Christchurch café has moved to a cashless payment system to keep customers and staff “safe” in the wake of Covid-19. Email jake.kenny@stuff.co.nzThe Ponsonby and Freeman’s Bay cafés made the switch immediately after the first Covid-19 alert level four lockdown in March last year. “Almost everyone has been pretty supportive and the staff feel much safer.”Joseph Johnson/Stuff Customers have been largely supportive of the switch to cashless payment, with just one so far raising concerns. Allpress’ Dunedin café is expected to switch to cashless sometime in the near future.

Source: Stuff March 23, 2021 03:22 UTC