What's the point of paying with a check?
What's the point of paying with a check?
isn't it like a debit card with extra steps? at a store I mean
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It's a holdout from when your options were cheque or cash (debit cards hadn't been created yet). Cheque is the more secure option as its use can be cancelled/reported as fraud. Cash is just gone once handed over, so it can be stolen from you easily.
Most places won't accept cheques anymore. Mostly just grocery stores. (food is a necessity and the elderly don't like change)
It's interesting that that's the case in America because in the UK absolutely no shops accept cheques
It's becoming extremely uncommon, I've never actually seen one used, just signs at a few groceries listing cheques as an option.
yea I just saw some dude use one today, and none of the employees knew what to do lol