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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Life is becoming more and more dependent on smart phones.

I don't know what kind of activities/friend outings your daughter participates in, but smart phones might be needed for just very basic things.

I know at my kid's high school, entrance into all games, school plays, etc. are now on an app.    Food at the concessions stands are all done by credit card or apple pay/venmo/etc.

So if your daughter was to join a sport team or performing art at her school, and they had some type of competition/event at a high school, she would need either a credit card or phone app just to buy a bottle of water and slice of pizza at the concession stand.

If one of her friends has an older sibling in the high school play and they (your daughter and friends) wanted to go watch the big sibling perform, they'd need to use a phone app just to get in.

I personally find it ridiculous, but it's how it is.   [/quote]

Really?  your HS concession stands don't take cash?!  Where are you?

I've probably been to 15+ HS over the last 6 months and haven't come across a gate/ticket counter or concession stand that is electronic only?

In fact, for one game, I didn't have cash and they were a cash only operation[/quote]

Yes.  I volunteer in the concession stands  and have literally had to turn away kids who don't have a credit card or some type of payment app.  I really don't like it, but it is what it is. 
 I don't want to say the exact school, but it's in Northern VA (public high school.)[/quote]

Wow.

(and to the other PP, I believe you, I was just surprised)

We've been to athletic events in MoCo, FredCo, and Carroll County and haven't seen it.

I hope the MD schools continue to allow cash.

It's nuts, bc even if your kid isn't in HS, I would drop of my MS daughter to watch the HS girls basketball team with her friends, and just give her a 20 for entrance fee & concession stand.  It seems crazy to require a card or an app[/quote]

PP you quoted here (I'm also the same one that linked to that school in Ohio.)

Yes, I agree.   My kid is in a high school sport and the majority of "away games" throughout Northern Virginia that we've been to, not only is the entrance fee "cashless"--but you have to download a specific app (usually "Ticket Spicket" but there are a few others) just to enter the game.   It's ridiculous!  I always think about some elderly grandparent that just wants to watch his grand daughter play field hockey but can't figure out the app or is reluctant to add credit card info into their phone.[/quote]

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