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The Sopranos try to extort a Starbucks

amigomac · Comedy · 2 min · 2014 · YouTube title: The Sopranos - Patsy and Burt failed extortion attempt at "Starbucks"
Why it's here

HN posts it jokingly in threads about payments, taxes and cash, as a funny illustration of how digital transactions make low-level shenanigans harder.

What it covers

A scene from The Sopranos in which two old-school mobsters try to extort a Starbucks and learn that electronic payments leave an indisputable record of sales.