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This is easily done, in Bermuda Rock Island Cafe is cash only but you can also have an account with them that is run on file cards that you can top up. Since their coffee is the best coffee on the island no one minds the extra hassle.


but you can also have an account with them that is run on file cards that you can top up.

Is that file card a thing that the customers carry with them?

Because: Other businesses could begin accepting those same file cards, and the idea will become even more popular and successful and then… oh…


No the file cards stay at the shop. Since it's a balance written in felt tip pen it would probably be a little too easy to cheat ...




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