> wrote in message
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> Debit and credit cards have been around for ages now. So why do people
> still pay by check which is:
>
> Time-consuming
> Error-prone
> Expensive (checks aren't cheap)
>
> Plus checks are a hassle for the grocery stores to deal with. They
> just pass the cost on to the consumer through higher prices
>
> I can't think of any developed nation that still relies on checks for
> day-to-day consumer transactions.

Well, I write checks. And the only thing that needs to be filled out by the
time the cashier is done is fill in the amount. On the other hand, the
airheads with the debit/credit cards hold the line up all the time. Too
busy on the cell phone, or can't get the card in the right way, or didn't
get it out before everything was rung up or too damn ditzy. Don't paint
with such a broad brush. . .I can just tell that there is probably a ton of
stuff about you that I would fault. But you'd never know it, because I am
polite and patient.
Janet