Bob Ross
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Post by Bob Ross on Feb 4, 2011 15:29:35 GMT -5
Please stop. Get a debit card. They're so much easier, and safe. I don't care if you're 90 and think that the Eisenhower administration is after your mattress gold. They're not.
Kthx.
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Post by swamp on Feb 4, 2011 15:31:11 GMT -5
Or at least have the check partially written while they are scanning your order.
And no matter how you pay, please be ready to pay when they tell you the total. I'm always amazed at people who start digging for their wallets after the groceries are rung up. It's not like it's a surprise you're gonna have to pay........
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Post by lisabelle on Feb 4, 2011 15:31:41 GMT -5
This makes me giggle. 20+ years ago when I did write checks, my bro was with me shopping and he asked if I was writing a book it took me so long to write the damn check.  |
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Post by whiskmav on Feb 4, 2011 15:34:01 GMT -5
I love check writers! I follow them home.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 15:34:42 GMT -5
Got behind that woman the other night... but she decided she needed to put some things back after she saw the total. Instead of just saying take x,y & z off, she had to do price checks on the items first. Then she began filling out the check while taking long pauses to chat with the cashier. And there I was, with two fussy kids and 11 items (1 over express checkout, thankyouverymuch). URGH!  |
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Post by Bob Ross on Feb 4, 2011 15:35:23 GMT -5
I love check writers! I follow them home. You're just after them for their prescriptions and reverse mortgages. |
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Post by whiskmav on Feb 4, 2011 15:35:34 GMT -5
Got behind that woman the other night... but she decided she needed to put some things back after she saw the total. Instead of just saying take x,y & z off, she had to do price checks on the items first. Then she began filling out the check while taking long pauses to chat with the cashier. And there I was, with two fussy kids and 11 items (1 over express checkout, thankyouverymuch). URGH! That's about the time to develop a nasty cough. |
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Feb 4, 2011 15:35:39 GMT -5
I'd rather be behind a check writer than a coupon queen.
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Post by lisabelle on Feb 4, 2011 15:35:51 GMT -5
I love check writers! I follow them home. I knew I had a stalker.....FYI, my gold is in a cottage cheese container in the freezer....  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 15:37:10 GMT -5
I love check writers! I follow them home. I knew I had a stalker.....FYI, my gold is in a cottage cheese container in the freezer.... You can freeze cottage cheese?  |
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Post by Bob Ross on Feb 4, 2011 15:40:00 GMT -5
;D Lisa, I have the opposite prob: I was once told I was "the fastest check writer in the West".... It's best to write them quick if the checks aren't yours.  |
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Post by lisabelle on Feb 4, 2011 15:40:55 GMT -5
This makes me giggle. 20+ years ago when I did write checks, my bro was with me shopping and he asked if I was writing a book it took me so long to write the damn check. ;D Lisa, I have the opposite prob: I was once told I was "the fastest check writer in the West"....  |
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Post by swamp on Feb 4, 2011 15:41:38 GMT -5
I'd rather be behind a check writer than a coupon queen. I got stuck behind one of those last night. Grrrrrr......... |
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Post by lisabelle on Feb 4, 2011 15:41:48 GMT -5
I knew I had a stalker.....FYI, my gold is in a cottage cheese container in the freezer.... You can freeze cottage cheese? LOL NO it's where I put my valuables becuase no one looks in the freezer right  |
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Post by KaraBoo on Feb 4, 2011 15:42:40 GMT -5
From what I understand, hiding the gold in the brussle sprouts bag works better (or maybe that the chocolate ice cream I'm thinking about....)
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Feb 4, 2011 15:43:29 GMT -5
I hate people who want to use multiple little amount gift cards. I got stuck behind someone who wanted to use FIVE $10 Wal-mart gift cards. 3 of which would not go thru and a manager had to be called. It was ridiculous. Do you have to use all of them NOW?!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 15:45:18 GMT -5
You can freeze cottage cheese? LOL NO it's where I put my valuables becuase no one looks in the freezer right Ever watch "It Takes a Thief"? They show just how common the "safe" hiding places aren't that great... But I can't remember if they checked the freezer... |
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Post by swamp on Feb 4, 2011 15:49:36 GMT -5
LOL NO it's where I put my valuables becuase no one looks in the freezer right Ever watch "It Takes a Thief"? They show just how common the "safe" hiding places aren't that great... But I can't remember if they checked the freezer... I put the remote in my tampon box when I'm mad at DH. |
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Post by swamp on Feb 4, 2011 15:54:26 GMT -5
 I put the remote in my tampon box when I'm mad at DH. Swamp, does it work? Meaning the hiding place, not the remote itself. LOL Yes. What man will willingly touch a tampon box? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 15:54:47 GMT -5
Last week I was behind an elderly woman who was writing a check, using multiple coupons, a grocery gift card, buying stamps and getting money back. She didn't realize that there was a limit to how much cash she could get back, so she had to start over and write another check. She was confused about the stamps, the gift card, the entire transaction! It took forever! I just smiled and thought that one day I may be that confused old lady and I would hope the person behind me wouldn't get angry. |
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Post by Gardening Grandma on Feb 4, 2011 16:08:35 GMT -5
I just smiled and thought that one day I may be that confused old lady and I would hope the person behind me wouldn't get angry.
A little compassion does go a long way. (karma)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 16:25:40 GMT -5
Stop judging me!!! I hadn't taken my medication yet that day!!! Well, I will say you looked cute with your matching coat, hat and purse. ;D Thanks for the karma. 
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Post by vonnie6200 on Feb 4, 2011 16:27:40 GMT -5
Swamp, does it work? Meaning the hiding place, not the remote itself. LOL Yes. What man will willingly touch a tampon box? Surprisingly I was on a search warrant once and one of the first things a local cop did was out the tampon box |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 16:28:29 GMT -5
I remember the old days when everybody would write a check. I charge everything & write a check when the credit card bill comes in. I wouldn't have a debit card. You don't get the same protection with one PLUS you don't get 1% cash back. |
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Post by pepper112765 on Feb 4, 2011 17:57:16 GMT -5
Interesting, most stores I shop can run the check through for you,you don't even have to fill it out or sign it. It is then given back to you as it is then processed as an electronic transaction.
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Post by ՏՇԾԵԵʅՏɧ_LԹՏՏʅҼ on Feb 4, 2011 18:25:43 GMT -5
I mostly use my Debit card now, but if I plan on using a check, I always have the date and the payee filled in BEFORE I leave the house so that I only have to fill in the amount of purchase and sign it.
[And I totally agree that the coupon queens are the worst. And you might as well throw in the people who count out a few dollars worth of loose change as the biggest PITA's to be in line behind].
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Feb 4, 2011 18:54:56 GMT -5
<<POM makes note to write a check the next time she sees an EEer behind her just for entertainment>> I've always wanted to see a head explode in RL. |
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Post by TD2K on Feb 4, 2011 19:00:13 GMT -5
Ah checks. A subject that used to drive Radtek nuts on the old YM board.
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Post by Peace Of Mind on Feb 4, 2011 19:01:31 GMT -5
<<POM makes note to write a check the next time she sees an EEer behind her just for entertainment>> I've always wanted to see a head explode in RL. <<IG hands POM a stack of coupons.>> LMAO!! <<POM hands IG her check book while she rummages through her purse for a pen and some gift cards>> |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2011 19:05:33 GMT -5
<<IG hands POM a stack of coupons.>> LMAO!! <<POM hands IG her check book while she rummages through her purse for a pen and some gift cards>> Don't forget to ask for cigarettes (after you write your check and then need to write another one...) and rain checks! You've got to get 6 rain checks! ;D |
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