Better than tech

Despite being a so-called nerd or geek, there are some things I still prefer the old fashioned way. Sometimes I have to force myself to admit that just because something can be automated doesn't mean it should be. Sometimes it makes me want to become a Luddite. Some examples, in various degrees of severity:

Paper books - ebooks are great for traveling, and for saving space, but have no charm. There's no tactile enjoyment and I get sore thumbs from every model I've tried to use for any length of time. Nothing can replace the texture, feel, user-friendliness, or even the smell of a good book. Bookstores and libraries continue to be wonderful places to hang around and browse. As a comparison, browsing the Kindle store is an imitation that brings to mind the Allegory of the Cave.

Cash - I am a die-hard debit card user who rarely has any cash, but.... it is good that there is still a form of currency that is not readily traceable, and it does discourage overspending. When it's gone, your done, rather than hoping the purchase will float long enough that an overdraft charge won't kick in.

Cashiers - win hands down over automatic check out.
It: "Please place the item in the bag!"
Me: "Don't shout at me you stupid machine, it's in the f*****g bag!"
It: "Item did not scan!"
Me: I've dragged it every possible way over the scanner, you stupid f*****g piece of s**t!" You get the message.
This usually continues until the nice person monitoring the six stations comes over to offer to check me out the old fashioned way.

Paper ballots - the more I learn about them, and the longer I work in a large corporation, the more the very idea terrifies me.

CDs and DVDs - here, I don't have as much invested in the physical product. The cover art is nice, but if I want to see that it is available online. I love the flexibility of digital media: variable playlists, not having to swap CDs in the car after only a dozen tunes, and best of all, not having to buy twelve songs when I'll only like one or two at the most. Streaming movies is nice, too. I don't even have to drag my butt off the couch and stand in front of the DVD shelf trying to decide what to watch, and then waiting impatiently for the Blu-Ray player to think about opening, swallowing the disc, then regurgitating several minutes of pre-movie ads, previews, dire warnings against copyright violations and promos about the wonders of Blu-Ray!

What do you think? What did I leave out? What do you vehemently disagree with?