Dalai Mama
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jun 21, 2022 21:48:05 GMT
Slight hi-Jack…does anyone else write “cheque” still or is it just me? I presume it’s the English spelling because I do! I begrudgingly write two every Christmas to relatives for whom I don’t have bank details. I don’t begrudge the gift, just the using of a cheque. Other than them, I ,too, haven’t written a personal one this century and I’ve not written a business one in over 10 years. DH got one through the post last week which irked me as our local banks have closed and it’s a nuisance finding a way of paying it in. It’s from a Government department who take payment online and have our details so you think they’d get their act together and make a direct transfer.I still receive cheques as gifts from older relatives (not my parents, who have been e-transfering since its been available). I just scan them with my phone and deposit them through my bank app.
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Post by rymeswithpurple on Jun 21, 2022 21:49:41 GMT
Personal: Rent and water bill.
Work: We reimburse the same way people pay if they are due for a refund, so if they originally paid with a check, they'll get a check back. We used to be reimbursed for personal expenses via check, but now it's all going to be via ACH for staff reimbursement.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 21, 2022 21:52:32 GMT
Yes. My rent, refuse to pay fee. Gas Co, again refuse to pay fee. My DGSs for Christmas/birthdays
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jun 21, 2022 21:54:50 GMT
I haven’t had checks since probably around 2008ish. I pay all my bills online.
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Post by littlemama on Jun 21, 2022 22:02:38 GMT
Yes. Occasionally
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Post by MichyM on Jun 21, 2022 22:05:27 GMT
I use 2 a year, to pay property taxes. That's it.
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Jun 21, 2022 22:11:05 GMT
I write the occasional check.
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Jili
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Post by Jili on Jun 21, 2022 22:11:19 GMT
Rarely! I had an AC guy out today. He asked if I would be using a check or credit card. I laughed and said if he wanted a check he’s have to wait so I could go look for them. I am t even know where they are around here.
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anaterra
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Jun 29, 2014 3:04:02 GMT
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Post by anaterra on Jun 21, 2022 22:11:40 GMT
We also use checks to pay property tax and our water bill... they charge more to pay online with cc... and not a little but like 15-20% depending... my dh also has a storage unit n he pays that monthly with a check
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Post by katlady on Jun 21, 2022 22:13:18 GMT
Yes, minimum of 2 a month - HOA and mortgage. We always use checks to pay property taxes (they charge a fee for credit card), and income taxes. We also use checks for one off things like guys that come to fix things at the house, they seem to prefer checks. I don’t carry checks with me, so I never use them at a store. Oh, we also used a check a couple of times to put the initial down payment on a car.
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 21, 2022 22:16:18 GMT
Yes..
I am down to my lawn guy who doesn't do any kind of electronic stuff.. not even email.
A monthly payment which I only have one more of.. is a payment to the State for taxes.
Then once and awhile I need a check for something random.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 21, 2022 22:18:40 GMT
Yes. My rent, refuse to pay fee. Same. The amount of rent they charge me should easily allow them to absorb the ONE DOLLAR "convenience" fee instead of having me pay it.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 21, 2022 22:21:05 GMT
Yes. My rent, refuse to pay fee. Same. The amount of rent they charge me should easily allow them to absorb the ONE DOLLAR "convenience" fee instead of having me pay it. I wish, close to $5.00... GasCo is $3.75 or such..
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Post by katlady on Jun 21, 2022 22:24:15 GMT
Same. The amount of rent they charge me should easily allow them to absorb the ONE DOLLAR "convenience" fee instead of having me pay it. I wish, close to $5.00... GasCo is $3.75 or such.. Does your gas company take electronic payments? Ours also charges a fee for credit card, but they are setup in my bank account for electronic payments. I schedule the payment, but it is with no fees.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 21, 2022 22:26:17 GMT
I wish, close to $5.00... GasCo is $3.75 or such.. Does your gas company take electronic payments? Ours also charges a fee for credit card, but they are setup in my bank account for electronic payments. I schedule the payment, but it is with no fees. They both charge fees to pay anyway other then check! I think I paid $1.50 to renew my car registration. Worth it, was back to me in a week! Better then a trip to MVC (DMV).
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Post by Linda on Jun 21, 2022 22:26:38 GMT
I write cheques occasionally - there are some government offices where cards cost a convenience fee and some tradespeople prefer cheques as well - and they give a small discount for paying with one (probably because they don't have to pay the card fees).
The one I'm currently irritated with is a UK government office - I want to get my dad's military records and they seem to only take a cheque and of course, I only have US cheques which won't work and I'm still trying to figure out a solution to that one.
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Jun 21, 2022 22:43:55 GMT
I haven't wrote one in quite a few years.
For our business I write 6-12 a month. I get cheques from about 3 company's, the rest are direct deposit.
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gina
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Post by gina on Jun 21, 2022 23:01:58 GMT
Rarely.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 21, 2022 23:02:02 GMT
I used to give four checks a year to my hair stylist. Now she takes Venmo. I don't think I've written a check at all since 2019.
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Post by monklady123 on Jun 21, 2022 23:10:07 GMT
The only thing in my life that needs to be paid by check is my mother's assisted living place. They have no online option and not even an in-person credit card option. So I write a check every month for that. They're her checks though so I won't need to order any more for a long time since she doesn't use them for anything else. Otherwise I haven't written a check in forever. I just asked dh and he said he wrote one recently to his brother for dh's share of a memorial bench they were getting for their parents. Venmo isn't something either of them would know how to use. We pay all our bills online, and any service people who have been here -- which has only been the plumber lately -- I pay with a credit card while the guy is standing in front of me. They have one of those little swipey things. Doctors I pay with a credit card. I remember years ago I was still using a check in the grocery store. Standing there filling that out....wow. lol. I don't see anyone ever writing a check in the grocery store now. Although of course mostly I go to self-checkout so...
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Post by gar on Jun 21, 2022 23:20:54 GMT
Can’t remember the last time I wrote a check. My mom however continues to write many lol. At Christmas she sends 4 checks in a card for me to dole out individually. I try to talk her into a single e-transfer or even a single check for me to then etransfer to the kids but nope.she does the same for my brothers and their families too, plus all the birthdays, other bills, etc. she’s keeping the cheque printing companies in business! Slight hi-Jack…does anyone else write “cheque” still or is it just me? I did on this thread 😊
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Post by cecilia on Jun 21, 2022 23:26:21 GMT
We have to write one every time we have to pay for a Extension Service group program, like a workshop or luncheon. they don't take cards and don't have a safe so we have to do checks. Depending on the month, it varies from 0 to 3.
We do get paid by check for flea market booth sales.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 21, 2022 23:26:40 GMT
yep there are one or two bills a month it seems I write a check.
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moodyblue
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Post by moodyblue on Jun 22, 2022 0:02:23 GMT
I write several over the course of a year. I pay most regular bills online or have them directly withdrawn from a checking account.
But, I pay property taxes with a check, and the last two years I have paid them all at once, rather than in four installments, so only one check for the taxes. I don’t want to pay fees to pay a once-a-year bill online. I also pay the water/sewer bill (city-owned) with a check, four times a year. Again, avoiding fees.
I generally write checks for graduation or wedding gifts.
When I was having work done on the house, the flooring company preferred a check as they don’t like paying the fees on large credit card payments. On the other hand, the plumbing supply place would not take a check at all. I also paid the guy doing the tiling and painting, etc., by check.
I just got the bill for my share of physical therapy costs for PT after I broke my elbow. I will probably write a check for that as it will be just one or two payments. Same with the orthopedic practice.
I did see a guy, younger than I am, writing a check at the grocery store last week. That was unusual.
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Post by AussieMeg on Jun 22, 2022 0:07:18 GMT
When I mentioned on another thread only a week ago how it's strange to me that Americans still use checks, several people commented that most people don't use checks, the idea that people use them is overblown, and it's only/mainly old people who do. It seems from this thread that there are still plenty of people who still use checks.
FTR, I haven't used a cheque since last century, for over 25 years, nor do I know anyone who does.
I am on the social club committee at work, and there was still one old retired bloke who used to pay for things with a cheque. About five years ago we told him that we would no longer accept cheques and he would have to pay by EFT. He is unable (unwilling?) to do that, so he has to get his daughter to pay for everything now.
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Post by gillyp on Jun 22, 2022 0:23:31 GMT
I just scan them with my phone and deposit them through my bank app. That’s a good facility and I do use it myself when I can but the accounts with his name on don’t accept scanned cheques even though one is an internet only bank!! They are in the dark ages.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Jun 22, 2022 0:36:16 GMT
Same. The amount of rent they charge me should easily allow them to absorb the ONE DOLLAR "convenience" fee instead of having me pay it. I wish, close to $5.00... GasCo is $3.75 or such.. Yeah, that's insane. I did, however, pay like $10 in a convenience fee to renew my license plates at the grocery store kiosk. That is definitely worth it to me. Sticker, registration, receipt all print out right there. I don't have to go to the DMV and I don't have to worry that the sticker will get lost in the mail.
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QueenoftheSloths
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Jun 26, 2014 0:29:24 GMT
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jun 22, 2022 0:52:21 GMT
I forgot, I always write a check at the dentist too, because there's a cash discount and checks qualify.
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Post by pjynx on Jun 22, 2022 0:54:36 GMT
I still write them for things like home repairs, car repairs, etc. I know credit card fees are enormous for businesses, so I offer to pay by check so the business isn’t getting hit with CC fees if they still accept checks.
Pam
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Post by minjoy on Jun 22, 2022 0:56:56 GMT
We have a camper at a seasonal only campground and they don’t have any electronic payment options so we pay our electric bill once a month via check and our annual lot fee is split up into three installments that we pay via check. I just keep extra checks tucked away in the camper to use there.
Our HVAC guy just takes checks and I’m okay with that. But Our plumber emails an invoice and then you can pay electronically. I don’t blame the small businesses just taking cks, cc fees can be a lot for a small business.
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