Going Cashless As Small Change Dries Up. “A strike by armored van security guards, now in its 11th day, is turning France into a cashless society.

Sales are down in small shops, waiters are losing out on their usual tips and beggars are deprived of the few coins they live off.

With the normal flow of cash between banks and shops cut off, the small change and banknotes normally used for everyday purchases

are becoming ever harder to find. Credit cards and checks are often the only way to pay for purchases.”