How is Cash "Inconvenient"?

Someone here told me it was. "Inconvenient", that is. How? Are those plastic dollar bills really so heavy? I've never had a credit card, nor have I ever bought anything online; I've only ever used cash. It's convenient (yes, it is), safe, anonymous and real.

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Dshhh · M

I agree, how convenient is it if you wanna buy something from someone and they don’t have the little machine. There is also a certain pleasure and carrying around a fat stack of cash
My guess is what’s inconvenient for these people is the day I have to go to the trouble of going to an ATM machine How very inconvenient

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@DshhhIndeed!

Actually you don't normally need carry large amounts of cash - unless you're buying something expensive cash-only, like a second-hand car from a private seller.

I rarely carry more than about £30, often less; though many of my purchases are where card payments are not possible or would be silly anyway. I am though fortunate in that ATMs are still reasonably accessible to me, one only five minutes' walk away, and even my bank still has a local branch.

Many people living in rural villages and even some suburban areas have no services anywhere near them, and no public transport to the nearest towns where if they are lucky they might still find physical post-offices, banks, etc.