A familiar restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City suddenly stopped accepting money transfers, customers panicked and ran back to get cash.

Many restaurants in Ho Chi Minh City suddenly stopped accepting money transfers, leaving customers in an awkward situation and having to go back to get cash to pay.

Many diners in Ho Chi Minh City said they were in a difficult situation when they suddenly discovered that their familiar restaurants, which had always been flexible with payment methods, suddenly stopped accepting bank transfers and only accepted cash. In fact, there are restaurants that do not have a "no bank transfers" sign, but when customers want to pay by this method, the restaurant owner or staff will notify them directly.

Surprised that the restaurant does not accept bank transfers

A few days ago, Ms. DL (26 years old, living in District 10) stopped by a familiar noodle shop on Cach Mang Thang Tam Street (District 3) for breakfast. Because she subjectively thought the shop accepted money transfers, she did not bring her wallet. After finishing her meal, she did not see the QR code the shop owner posted on the wall like before, so she approached the shop owner and asked for the account number to transfer money. However, the shop owner told her: "The shop has not accepted money transfers for about a week now, if you do not have cash, you can pay next time." Because she was embarrassed, she said she wanted to pay right away, and that she would learn from her experience next time, but the shop owner shook his head and refused.

Many people choose to eat at restaurants for convenience and to save time.

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"Because the restaurant did not accept money transfers, I had to leave and promised to bring cash to pay next time. I used to think that such situations were only seen on social media or in the press, but I never expected to experience it myself. The next day, even though I did not really crave noodles, I still stopped by to deposit the money because I was afraid of being labeled as having a long-term debt," Ms. L. shared.

Vermicelli, rice noodles... are familiar dishes of Ms. L.

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The owner of this restaurant shared: "I am temporarily not accepting money transfers from customers because I am in the process of completing business-related procedures. I will soon re-post the QR code to make it easier for customers to transfer money, in line with the habits of many young people today. During this time, whenever customers have questions, I ask for their understanding and say I will accept money transfers again soon."

Mr. HAT (31 years old, in Go Vap District) also encountered a similar situation. Mr. T. said: "That day, after jogging, I stopped by a noodle shop on Nguyen Thai Son Street to eat. I didn't have cash with me, and after finishing eating, I found out that the shop no longer accepted money transfers. I had to run home to get money to pay the shop owner even though the shop had previously accepted money transfers normally," Mr. T. said.

Sidewalk sales also do not accept money transfers

Living in an apartment building in Ho Chi Minh City, Danh Dang (32 years old) usually jogs every afternoon, then buys familiar street food to enjoy in the evening. Usually when participating in sports activities, he only brings his elevator card and phone to keep it light.

That is also the reason why when buying food after jogging, he often chooses to transfer money. However, in recent days, this food truck suddenly announced that it only accepts cash, not bank transfers. Accordingly, on the front of the truck, a notice is posted, clearly stating: "From the 20th, no bank transfers are accepted."

A street food cart in Ho Chi Minh City announced that it does not accept money transfers.

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"I was also quite surprised! Luckily, because the shop is below my apartment, I can go up to get the money and then come down to buy. However, it is quite inconvenient. With digital transformation, most shops are flexible with the forms of money transfer, but there are also shops that have gone backwards," he said.

According to Mr. Danh Dang, recently, he only read in the newspaper that there are restaurants that do not accept money transfers, but only now did he personally "experience" it. He also said that he will be careful to bring cash when he intends to shop or eat in the future to avoid falling into awkward situations.

The owner of this food truck said that for various reasons, the restaurant recently decided not to accept money transfers. He also said that sometimes money transfers can be a hassle.

"Someone bought a fertilized duck egg for 9,000 VND and also transferred money. They do small business for a few coins, receiving cash is more convenient, nothing else," the seller shared.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/quan-quen-o-tphcm-bat-ngo-ngung-nhan-chuyen-khoan-khach-ta-hoa-chay-ve-lay-tien-mat-18525062419011393.htm