Costa coffee open: does costa coffee take cash?

Following the national lockdown earlier this year, the hospitality industry has been working hard to keep customers safe and stop outbreaks. Self appointed ‘the nation’s favourite coffee

shop’, Costa has been serving customers in the UK since 1981, starting with one coffee shop in London and eventually branching out to become one of the UK’s biggest chains. The chain, like

many others, has been working to make its shops COVID safe and following Government guidelines. Tables will be placed two metres apart and Costa Coffee said it'll take contact details

of customers who decide to eat in. Costa Coffee fans can also expect perspex screens around counters and hand sanitiser stations in its cafes. Neil Lake, managing director of Costa Coffee UK

& Ireland, said at the time of reopening: "We are delighted to safely welcome customers back into our stores offering them the option to sit and enjoy their favourite perfectly

handcrafted Costa Coffee. "Most people think it means the shop has to accept the payment form. But that’s not the case. "A shop owner can choose what payment they accept. If you

want to pay for a pack of gum with a £50 note, it’s perfectly legal to turn you down. "Likewise for all other banknotes, it’s a matter of discretion. "If your local corner shop

decided to only accept payments in Pokémon cards that would be within their right too. "But they’d probably lose customers. "Legal tender has a narrow technical meaning which has

no use in everyday life. "It means that if you offer to fully pay off a debt to someone in legal tender, they can’t sue you for failing to repay."