▲ 1334 ▼ Mastercard/Visa’s control (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by ontariobay@lemmy.world to c/curatedtumblr@sh.itjust.works 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] upandatom@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (5 children) Would post office work better for US? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] balthazarsnakewizard@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago We used to have postal banking - this is a very good argument to bring it back permalink fedilink source parent [–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago* (3 children) Maybe. The lines in my local post office are always long but they do exist. I can't come up with an easy way for the Comstock act to prohibit it being used for adult material but then again I don't work for the "Heritage" Foundation. Then again Congress likes it's puritannical laws and would need to create such a service. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] upandatom@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago At first, I was only thinking about the ubiquity of post offices and that they already reach rural areas. But the government aspect does add a bit more too. Feels like it's official to use government currency in a government building instead of a local convenience store. permalink fedilink source parent [–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Honestly this type of transaction seems like it could easily be an automated kiosk. Scan barcode / QR code. Insert cash. Get receipt. Employees nearby to help if needed. Done permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] upandatom@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Kiosk could work, but I could see that thing being perpetually broken after a few months of (mis)use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] balthazarsnakewizard@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago We used to have postal banking - this is a very good argument to bring it back permalink fedilink source parent
[–] carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago* (3 children) Maybe. The lines in my local post office are always long but they do exist. I can't come up with an easy way for the Comstock act to prohibit it being used for adult material but then again I don't work for the "Heritage" Foundation. Then again Congress likes it's puritannical laws and would need to create such a service. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] upandatom@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago At first, I was only thinking about the ubiquity of post offices and that they already reach rural areas. But the government aspect does add a bit more too. Feels like it's official to use government currency in a government building instead of a local convenience store. permalink fedilink source parent [–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Honestly this type of transaction seems like it could easily be an automated kiosk. Scan barcode / QR code. Insert cash. Get receipt. Employees nearby to help if needed. Done permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] upandatom@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Kiosk could work, but I could see that thing being perpetually broken after a few months of (mis)use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] upandatom@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago At first, I was only thinking about the ubiquity of post offices and that they already reach rural areas. But the government aspect does add a bit more too. Feels like it's official to use government currency in a government building instead of a local convenience store. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Honestly this type of transaction seems like it could easily be an automated kiosk. Scan barcode / QR code. Insert cash. Get receipt. Employees nearby to help if needed. Done permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] upandatom@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Kiosk could work, but I could see that thing being perpetually broken after a few months of (mis)use. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] upandatom@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago Kiosk could work, but I could see that thing being perpetually broken after a few months of (mis)use. permalink fedilink source parent
