Legality of requiring credit cards?

[jonathon]

On Mon, 23 Dec 1996, Steve Schear wrote:

> If you want hassle-free shopping use legal tender (except for rentals>

	Not always true.

	Go shopping with a wad of $100.00 bills.   Most stores don't
	accept them, regardless of the amount of purchase, without
	additional ID.   

	Try buying a new car, paying for it with $100.00 bills.
	You might enjoy filling out the paperwork that is required
	to do so.