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In the future, people may no longer be able to pay for things in shops using cash. All payments may have to be made by cards or using phones. Do you think this will happen one day? Why do you think some people might not be happy to give up using cash?

#future #people #shops #cash #payments #cards #phones
Under the rapid development of technology,
payment
 applications, cards and contactless cards are gradually replaced
for
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tradditional
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traditional
additional
cash
payment
. In my opinion, the convenience of non-
cash
payment
method
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methods
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 will
overweight
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 the other in the near future.
Firstly
, the regime of 4.0 technology changes the consumers from going to shopping
mall
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 to shopping online.
This
 point
also
 makes
people
 must do more online
payment
 methods,
such
 as QR code
payment
,
e-wallet
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 apps...
Secondly
, credit card companies are
on
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the
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racing to offer their
costumers
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customers
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 a wide range of
promotion
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promotions
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. Customers are often entitled to spend money
then
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and then
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 pay
back
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it back
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 45 to 55 days later. That sounds really interesting for customers to use credit cards for more and more shopping
although
 they do not have any
cash
 at all.
However
, most
of
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elderly
people
 are not happy with
this
 rapid
changing
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. Those
people
 do not accept
this
 new method because they do not believe the bank account or any e-wallet
are
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 safe, they prefer
cash
 in hand.
Additionally
, some specific expenses like tippings or grabbing a coffee should be done by
cash
. In conclusion, it is
obviously
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 that non-
cash
payment
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payments
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 are dominating globally, exceptionally some cases and some
people
 are not familiar
to
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 it yet.
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Your essay responds well to the task and covers the main points, but it would benefit from further development of ideas. Including more specific examples and explaining their relevance in more detail would improve your score.
coherence cohesion
Your logical structure is good, but there are some points that need clearer connections between ideas. For instance, linking the idea of online shopping more directly to the necessity of non-cash payments would enhance coherence.
coherence cohesion
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coherence cohesion
Your main points are relevant and logically organized.

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