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It's time to put away the cash at Boomtown Creamery because as of last week, it's no longer accepted. "Some incident happened on 23rd street that made my staff feel really unsafe....there was an armed robbery up the street," said Angela Muir, the owner of Boomtown Creamery.
Elderly people have blasted the retail store for snubbing its core customers in a bid to become more tech-savvy.
Consumers are becoming less inclined to carry cash, for both personal safety reasons and simple convenience.