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In response to "Heh, I finally broke down and ordered new ones. The ones I was using still had Bill's name on them :/" by MojaveMeg

I'm always a little surprised they still exist. I haven't used one in ages.

Posted by mafic Feb 17 '10, 22:05

I used to pay building maintenance once/month, but my brother's paying that now that he's living there. don't think I've written a cheque in over two years.

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I have to pay a number of vendors weekly and monthly, so I've started having to mail cheques regularly. - Subversive Feb 17, 22:22 1
- that's a good point. I have the accountant cut cheques for drillers/suppliers a fair bit. -- nm - mafic Feb 17, 22:38
i use them for everything but my credit card payment. the float -- nm - poochinski Feb 17, 22:17
though my bank in canada suggested I send cheques back rather than use wire transfers, since it's apparently cheaper. -- nm - mafic Feb 17, 22:14 2
- Yup, it costs me $40 to wire funds from Canada. $30 for CIBC to send it and $10 for my bank here to receive it :/ -- nm - MojaveMeg Feb 17, 22:20 1
  - they told me they'll deposit an australian cheque straight into my account for free, but also that their exchange rate wasn't as good as the - mafic Feb 17, 22:37
I mostly use them for setting up automatic payments or payroll deposit -- nm - zork Feb 17, 22:08
I mostly use them for subscriptions and memberships - and recently for home maintenance projects. - MojaveMeg Feb 17, 22:07

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I'm always a little surprised they still exist. I haven't used one in ages.

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