No, I just didn’t respond to the reasonable comments, because I thought they stood well by themselves. For example, the very first reply by JuanitaTech, although it disagreed with my OP, was quite reasonable and polite. I suppose I could quote everyone who makes a reasonable response and say “Good post - I agree”, but I’m trying to reduce the number of pointless posts, not increase it. JuanitaTech seems like a mature enough person that she doesn’t require me to stroke her ego.
The reason I called you out was because your first post was pointless and assholish. So are we getting close to the end of this argument? Because frankly, you’re starting to bore me now.
Heh. I think I could get used to that kind of treatment. Bring it on.
On the other hand, you could also just mind your own business and be glad the “asshole” wasn’t writing his check for 40 or 50 items…
Come to think of it, what’s with those jerks who buy a huge cartload of stuff? My god, it can take up to 10 minutes to scan and bag all of it. People like this are just plain rude and inconsiderate of others. One lady in particular pissed me off to no end. She had to gall to buy * two* carts full of stuff. It was all I could manage not to bludgeon her with my baguette.
I think the rest of society owes me something for putting up with this kind of crap.
Actually, I never asked why no one was responding to me, I was asking why no one was addressing the common, logical explanation for checkwriting that not only I, but other posters, had made.
I lived in Australia for the better part of thiry years without ever having a check book, but as soon as got to the US i found that everyone seems to have one.
I only use mine for paying the rent–i pay all my other bills online, and use cash, credit cards or debit cards (what we call EFTPOS in Australia) for store purchases.
I don’t quite understand how people seem to have so much trouble keeping track of debit card transactions. Every one i make is recorded on my bank statement, which i can examine online and download to my computer. When i first got online banking, i used to religiously keep all the debit card transaction receipts and check them off against the bank statement, but after going months and months without a single error, i decided not to bother.
And even if you do want to keep track of it manually, it strikes me that it’s no more difficult to keep your transaction receipts than it is to keep a check book up to date and balanced.
OK a bottle of juice is what, 89 cents??? Maybe a buck and some change??? I have at least $4.00 in change in my car alone. Not to mention my pockets, my purse, my wallet. WHY a check for that small amount??? I’m with blowero here, I’d be just as perturbed.
Folks, you don’t have a single $1.00 on you ever??? Why on earth not??? Cash is still accepted more places than debit/credit cards. Blimey, I’d break out in hives if I left the house without ANY form of real tender in my hand. I’d also sweat a bit if I wrote a check for less than $10, it’s just not done.
Oh, and the argument about not carrying cash in case you get mugged? My rebuttal: I was held up at gunpoint, and he took my wallet, which had $2.00 in it (and some change). I had a $20 in my back pocket that I did not hand over. I used it to catch a cab after the incident. Could I have done that with a checkbook/debit card/credit card? Well, no, since my ID and cards had just been pilfered. I always carry $20 or $50 in inconspicuous places, not a wallet or purse, for just such another emergency.
BTW, that Napa wine is good stuff.