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I've got like 4 years left. Stop wasting them. (lemmy.world)
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[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 15 points 9 months ago

It honestly surprises me that many merchants still accept checks, given that they won't verify immediately.

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago

They do verify immediately in many places. The cash register scans the check, extracts the bank routing and account numbers, and does an EFT transaction on the spot.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

No shit? TIL.

[-] limelight79@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah. Then they hand the paper check back to you. (I haven't written a check, or seen anyone write a check, at a store in many years, but that's how it was working the last time I did see it.)

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 9 months ago

I think if you look old and world weary enough they probably figured that you don't know how to bounce them.

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