Yes I DO need to see ID with checks

[Ironclad Alibi]

The sign at my local Timmy's says this is simply a time issue - getting grumpy people their coffees first thing in the morning, FAST, is the game (well, they don't say it like that, more like 'to ensure swift service...').

That reminds me of this Visa check card ad. It features Raymond Scott's Powerhouse.

[Kiwi]

our local timmies takes debit but not visa with MC you dont have to sign for them if the order is under $25 (we dont have pay pass on our MC yet)

[simplyanother]

Back to checks... people get so freakin irate...
Yes, I need to see your id. I love it when they SCREAM at me because of the stupid policy. Or bitch about how they had that stuff taken off their checks, blah blah blah.

Or, god forbid the reader not take the check immediately, and I have to shove it through a couple of times--why that's just the most EMBARASSING THING EVER! Nevermind it takes maybe a minute to do it more than once. If you wanted something that was quick, perhaps you should have paid with CASH, jackass.

I hate it when they scrawl that damned number all the way across the top of the check, leaving me no room for the stupid t-bar.

As crappy as my handwriting is, I need the room for my stupid t-bar.

And I admit being impressed by the folks who can remember their ID number. I can't tell you past the first couple numbers/letters. Possibly from having so many damned social security numbers stuck in my head (yet, I can't remember either of my childrens).

Babbling, I am.

[blas]

At the gas station, we had a "Burn Book", a book with an alphabetical list of people who had written bad checks to us before.

We were threatened with write ups or even termination if we didn't check the book or see proper ID for people writing checks.

Didn't stop the EWs and SCs from whining.

Or at the Deb Shop, we had Telechek. God, that thing was SOOOO slow. It took several minutes for a check to go through. And of course, people would scream that "I KNOW THERE'S MONEY IN THERE, WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG!?!?!!?!"

Well maybe if you'd get with the fucking times and quit writing checks at stores and get a damn debit card, you wouldn't have to wait 5 minutes for your check to process!

[simplyanother]

I always tell people that I believe them, that I know they'd never try to scam us...but corp just has to be sure.

same jackasses get mad when you look for the strip on the 50's and 100's... "well I just got it from the bank..." like I give a shit.

[LadyAndreca]

I really don't understand why people get so angry over checks. If you're going to write a check, you need to have ID. It's how it works. It's always been that way. Worst I've ever done was blank out and go "uhm...who do I make the check out to?" (translation: I've spaced and can't think of what store I'm in, help!)

Oh, wait...I'm not a SC.

[VComps]

Yeah Taxi's and Pizza guys and other delivery guys take Interac (and Credit Cards) now, especially since the hand held/cellular PIN machines seem to be becoming more common.

Though up here there is one glaring exception to the Interac network.... Tim Horten's doesn't take Debit cards (but they do take Mastercard). It's probably the only major chain that doesn't take Debit.

Tim Horton's? They take debit here...

[VComps]

Rent... the only thing I ever use my checks for anymore.

My building takes debit cards... or pre-authorized debit, which is what I use.

[Andara Bledin]

Because in the USA, it's just not set up the way it is here with respect to using your bank card to pay pretty much anywhere.

Honestly, it's not much different in the US. Almost every place takes credit or debit or both, as well as cash. Very few places still take checks.

Checks are for places where you have to mail a payment, and even most of those will take credit cards.

Oh, and our delivery places take credit/debit, too. They just pre-authorize the card before they leave the shop, and run the charge when they get back, so they can include anything added for a tip. (the last order I got never did add the tip on; I feel sorry for the driver)

same jackasses get mad when you look for the strip on the 50's and 100's... "well I just got it from the bank..." like I give a shit.

And the last rash of counterfeits in this area was traced back to a bank giving them to customers, so we have to check because sometimes someone doesn't, and sometimes that someone is a bank clerk.

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