Why the only thing that's on tap-and-go in this pub is the beer - the cash-only ... trends now
A country pub has only accepted cash payments for the last 15 years with its owner saying the only customers who have a problem with it are 'out-of-towners'.
Sam James, 60, who runs King River Tavern, 11km north of Albany in Western Australia, said the decision to accept cash-only occurred after a storm 15 years ago.
Two years after buying the lease to the popular pub, the damage from the weather event forced Ms James to temporarily close her business as everything 'had been underwater' and needed replacing, 7News reported.
However, this gave Ms James the time to have a look at the pub's accounts which showed the restaurant part of the business wasn't making a profit.
The publican re-opened with the kitchen permanently closed - meaning there wasn't a need for the EFTPOS machine as cash was predominately used in the bar.
The pub in Western Australia (pictured) switched to cash-only after a storm 15-years-ago when the publican realised the monthly EFTPOS fees were too expensive when most payments in the bar were paid in cash
Publican Sam James, 60, (pictured) said the added benefits of cash-only is being able to operate in a blackout and people donating their change to the local Hospice charity tin
With the EFTPOS machine costing her a steep fee each month, it was an easy decision for Ms James.
'I actually had to pay to give [the EFTPOS machine] back,' she said.
Ms James installed an ATM before going completely cash-only, and although this came with initial costs, she now saves on EFTPOS fees, that costs another local business $300 a
