Comments on: Don’t write that check. Just don’t.

By: Flexdmc

Flexdmc — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:44:24 +0000

Funny…
I was actually looking on Google to see if people were starting to go back to cash and writing checks in this new era of ID theft and all.
I hate check writing but it may be safer than paying with the CC or ATM card and having some jackass swiping the numbers off of your card and using a skimmer to put your data on cards in their name.

Doubt if I’ll ever go back to writing checks but I may end up using more cash and CC’s vs ATM card

By: Emerge

Emerge — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:04:33 +0000

Haven’t you heard – the people who pay for stuff on credit are the reason the economy is crashing, for that reason it is now totally uncool to use a credit card. That old chick with the check is a trend setter – she has cash. Actually that makes her better than anybody who is paying with credit. She is doing her part by making it inconvenient for you and others like you to just roll up and start swiping away our future. You go Grandma!

By: Brad Carter

Brad Carter — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:46:07 +0000

This rant has inspired me. I’m going to switch back to using checks in hopes that you or someone like you are in line behind me. Every time I dig to the bottom of my purse from now on…. oh wait, never mind.

By: Chef Kevin

Chef Kevin — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:13:53 +0000

Ah, just as bad: Paying in cash and digging through a purse the size of the Grand Canyon looking for one freekin’ penny at the bottom of that chasm to make the exact tender.

By: Brick

Brick — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:10:26 +0000

You can’t stop Morton Malaise; you can only hope to contain him.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:35:28 +0000

You mean bastard…Estelle is my grandma. She told me about that incident and she said you smelled funny and to go fuck yourself.

Or maybe not.

I don’t know. I need to go to sleep sometime. Insomnia sucks.

By: BJ Stone

BJ Stone — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:24:47 +0000

I once had a similar rant, about another annoying thing when in line at a grocery store:

http://bjstone.blogpeoria.com/2007/05/22/dude-back-off-please/

Cory, you made me do spit takes. Nicely done.

By: jenjw4

jenjw4 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:33:26 +0000

I write checks.

By: Jeep2000

Jeep2000 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:04:04 +0000

I am glad to say I had not seen anyone write a check for quite some time. Until Friday. I was at a small grocery store that has added some kind of scanning device, I guess to check and see if the check is bogus or maybe debit their account immediately.
It was UNREAL how long it took for the lady to hand write the check, the clerk to run it through the scanner, the scanner then apparently used some sort of 33.6k modem to individually send each pixel of her check off to who knows where for approval. We all stood there silent for about two minutes during the scanner process, then AFTER that was done the clerk had to run it through some thing to imprint the check, hand a receipt to the lady to sign and then gave her her check back.
Why in the hell you would want to be the person writing that check, waiting and realizing you were causing such a delay is beyond me.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:50:17 +0000

That is so freakin funny!! Love your blog and have been a reader for awhile, just never had the opportunity to write…that scenerio is what happens to me and my 4 kids (under 7) every damn time I am at Walmart, and don’t forget to add the old person smell radiating from them as well everytime they move, or the old candy from the 1980’s they try and give my kids: )