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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:35 AM Original message |
Checkwriters...BEWARE of businesses using Certegy. |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
1. Hmmm it sounds like they are trying to glean more info from checkwriters |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:46 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. This is the crew that let some employee sell all their data to some |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Why would they "force" you to use those??? |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. Just The Opposite |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 08:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
51. Banks charge businesses heavy fees for cashing over so many checks per month. |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #17 |
54. This is incorrect ... |
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sharesunited (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
2. In order to transact with the merchant |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That bullshit |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:56 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I can't comingle my funds with the trust funds and the trust has no credit cards. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 08:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
50. Sending a payment without accompanying statement seems risky |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. You could pay online via check draft. |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
5. They aren't picking on you... |
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masuki bance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Exactly |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. failed argument |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. The Target "Check Card" is not a true debit card, it is a device issued by Target... |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:01 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I don't trust debit cards. |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:03 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Well then, its your own fault you choose to live in the 19th century. n/t |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:26 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Debit cards suck |
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Indydem (866 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:32 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Had a Visa check debit card with Chase for 10 years. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Pah, I fully expect to use my phone to pay bills soon. |
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masuki bance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:16 AM Response to Reply #16 |
32. How well are you protected if someone steals your checkbook? nt |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:49 PM Response to Reply #32 |
42. Exactly. Cards can be replaced/charges reversed while the account remains active |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #32 |
48. You don't even need to steal a person's card to ring up the bills on it. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #16 |
46. My Wells Fargo card was stolen once. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:30 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. When I see someone writing a check these days, I think "They're going to catch you." |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:54 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. I agree with the "occasional old woman" comment. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 07:03 AM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Frequently, when one prefaces a statement with "not to change |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 10:12 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Present company excepted |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:57 AM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Why, you think they might fo out shopping without you? |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:22 AM Response to Reply #11 |
31. You shouldn't. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 08:23 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. home despot is FAR superior to lowe's around here. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Except there is no way for the merchant to override this. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:04 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. get a VISA debit card linked to your bank account? |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:11 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Costco, Big Lots, Direct Buy.com, Overstock.com, |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I just checked Costco. They don't do ranges here. |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:51 AM Response to Reply #9 |
23. I can't imagine writing a check for the purchases you describe. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:56 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. The only thig I write checks for is school stuff for the kid. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. Its a renovation to provide rental income to pay for a carehome. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
10. thanks for the heads-up |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:49 AM Response to Original message |
22. Are debit cards affected by this if there is a spike in activity on them? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 02:14 AM Response to Reply #22 |
30. I don't think so. |
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Yavin4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 01:59 AM Response to Original message |
28. Checks Are Cery Expensive To Banks |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 06:25 AM Response to Original message |
33. Go to your bank and have them call Certegy to find out why the check was declined |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 07:23 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. I went to my bank and there was nothing wrong with the account. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. But can you get a bank officer to call the company that denied the check? |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 01:18 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. They don't get information on balances etc, they use a program and |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
36. two words: debit card. |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
39. There's a reason so many businesses don't take checks |
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konnichi wa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I've used my Chase debit card for 99+% of all spending for over 7 years and have never paid one cent |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 01:57 AM Response to Reply #41 |
47. Exactly. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 01:48 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Our store stopped accepting checks last October |
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MicaelS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 08:27 AM Response to Reply #45 |
49. "The weird Luddite urge some folks have mystifies me" |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 08:43 AM Response to Reply #45 |
53. And it's a PITA to collect on bounced checks |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 01:38 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Even court-ordered restitution never amounts to anything |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 08:09 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. We get less than 15 a day from regular people |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-23-09 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
43. If it makes you feel any better, the store employees don't like Certegy either |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-24-09 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
55. Thanks for the alert, dkf. |
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