JULIANNA M. RUSS/FOR THE OGLETHORPE ECHO Kendall Strickland, the owner of Strickland Pride Produce in Lexington, said about 75% of his customers pay with cash, not Cash App or credit cards. Those who don’t are usually under 30 years old, he said.
Gene Bradford opens up his shop, West Main Auto Repair, each morning at 8 a.m in Lexington, Georgia. He’s lived in the small, close-knit community of Oglethorpe County for years now, and has come to know his customers’ personalities, mannerisms – and preferred forms of payment.
