I'm all in favor of not having to wait in line for a stranger with unknown personal hygiene habits to silently judge my purchases while spreading germs from every other person whose purchases they have touched since they last washed their hands. Yeah, I get it stockers and other shoppers can touch things I am picking up, but cutting one body out of the chain helps.

As far as the cash thing, I'm cheap, so if I can save 3% or 5% using Amazon's credit card I'm definitely doing that. If you're someone who has different values, I don't see why you couldn't buy an Amazon gift card for cash at a different store and load it onto your account.