Gregory's Serverthe concept of ordering and buying checks is so insane to me. i’m paying money to an institution for the privilege of the most yeehaw-ass way to transfer thousands of dollars — spelling out the amount of money and then writing my name in cursive. and this is the only valid way to pay for shelter.
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 @samhenrigold if it’s not too late, see if your bank will print out five or six for you. That’s what I did when I said I would never in 1 million years Use every check in a checkbook. @MuseumShuffle like that perforated sheet of courtesy checks when you open an account?  @samhenrigold I ordered a thousand checks from a third-party vendor for $15. I imagine I will finish one book in my lifetime, but it was still a lot cheaper than getting them from the bank.   I mean technically speaking you just need the information a check has. Routing number, account number, how much and to whom. Oh and a date and of course, signature. You can legally write a check on a napkin. The bank will honor it as a check, because that's exactly what it is, and no court small claims or otherwise can reason you didn't try to pay it if the person themselves won't take it. You did your part: you wrote a check for the amount that will be covered by your account.  @samhenrigold back when I had an apartment my complex stopped taking checks and only took online credit card payments, but there was a “convenience fee“ for using the online system. Which was the only system we could use. Very “convenient.”  @samhenrigold on the other hand, they’re perfect for Pietro’s birthday, or hushing Mildred    |
FIFTY ACTUAL UNITED STATES DOLLARS FOR 100 SLIPS OF PAPER WITH MY BANK NUMBER. WE ARE SUCH SUCKERS.