So last summer I got a sweetheart deal on a bunch of scuba gear so I bought some for a buddy of mine who was short of cash at the time. He’s been paying me back over the months but most recently, he sent me a money order from Western Union. You know, “Western Union, the fastest way to send money,” those guys.
I was in Chicago for ChiDope and right up the street from Nymysys, who was kind enough to let me crash at her place, was a Western Union. Figuring this to be an easy exchange, we swung by Saturday before heading out to take Evil Bitch pictures in front of The Reader. I walk up and this is what happened:
So now I’m back in Kentucky (mind you, my home and bank are in Ohio), so I figured I’d try to cash it at a local bank, located inside a Piggly Wiggly here. No dice. They helpfully point out the Western Union front a few yards away. Gee, hadn’t seen that, you know, since it’s only right in front of the doors. :rolleyes:
Anyway, hoping it was just a Shy-town thing, maybe they don’t like folks that say “y’all” and “ma’am,” I wander over to the counter. While waiting in line I make sure to check the list of “Types of check we can not cash:”
[ul] [li]Any check for more than $400:mine’s for $100, check []Checks made out to a third party: the line is actually blank, so roger that, too []Other fairly obvious and reasonable things, to which I noted:** check, check and alrighty** [/ul][/li]Stepping to the front of the line, I again present the check and politely ask to have it cashed.
So I’ve got a check for $100 that apparently isn’t even good to the people that wrote it. Wonderful.
FTR: alternate thread titles included:
Western Union, the fastest way to piss you right the fuck off.
Western Union, the fastest way to…oh, I’m sorry, we can’t cash our own checks.
Western Union can choke on a fat cock.
{Edited to fix coding. Lynn}
[Edited by Lynn Bodoni on 03-13-2001 at 12:20 AM]