Joseph
Omaha,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, March 05, 2003
Dearest Jennifer, welcome to the 20th Century! Many places (including GOODWILL stores) accept checks, and have them electronically debited from the writers account IMMEDIATELY! It makes perfect business sense and while it may cost a couple dollars more for the company, it will cost much less than the cost for returned checks weeks later! I am a business and I gladly accept checks and in my 4 years in business, I have had ONE bad check. When I contacted the writer, they were quick to make restitution. In the same 4 years I have had ONE bad credit card! So, one is no safer than the other. BTW, my bank only charges me the merchant $3.00 for a returned item, while most businesses will charge between $20.00 and $40.00 or MORE to the person who wrote the bad check!! Finally, in dealing with HIPAA changes for insurance, I am SICK AND TIRED of having to change all the rules for the FEW people who can't live their life properly. Just because a couple IDIOTS write bad checks, all those of us who are HONEST have to pay for it. Just because a few people don't want their spouses knowing what medical procedures they are having done, we have to change the ENTIRE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM!! (and you wonder why insurance costs so much??!!) So I will continue to boycott Wherehouse music as long as they treat all check-writers like CROOKS!
Jennifer
Omaha,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, March 05, 2003
First of all, maybe you should think about getting a check card because checks are generally a bad form of payment. They are very easy to forge and REQUIRE verification. For this reason, Wherehouse Music uses a company that will approve the check at their own liability. For whatever reason, this company will not approve more than one check in 72 hours. So what?!? Use cash, credit cards or buy everything in one purchase. Don't whine about it like a little baby. No, not all employees know about this policy. That's because, surprise surprise, we don't have many people in this situation. If there were other people, they paid in cash or with a credit card, they didn't complain about it. If you want to complain, try yelling at all the people who write bad checks and make check verification necessary.
Jennifer
Omaha,#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, March 05, 2003
First of all, maybe you should think about getting a check card because checks are generally a bad form of payment. They are very easy to forge and REQUIRE verification. For this reason, Wherehouse Music uses a company that will approve the check at their own liability. For whatever reason, this company will not approve more than one check in 72 hours. So what?!? Use cash, credit cards or buy everything in one purchase. Don't whine about it like a little baby. No, not all employees know about this policy. That's because, surprise surprise, we don't have many people in this situation. If there were other people, they paid in cash or with a credit card, they didn't complain about it. If you want to complain, try yelling at all the people who write bad checks and make check verification necessary.
Jennifer
Omaha,#5UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, March 05, 2003
First of all, maybe you should think about getting a check card because checks are generally a bad form of payment. They are very easy to forge and REQUIRE verification. For this reason, Wherehouse Music uses a company that will approve the check at their own liability. For whatever reason, this company will not approve more than one check in 72 hours. So what?!? Use cash, credit cards or buy everything in one purchase. Don't whine about it like a little baby. No, not all employees know about this policy. That's because, surprise surprise, we don't have many people in this situation. If there were other people, they paid in cash or with a credit card, they didn't complain about it. If you want to complain, try yelling at all the people who write bad checks and make check verification necessary.
Jennifer
Omaha,#6UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, March 05, 2003
First of all, maybe you should think about getting a check card because checks are generally a bad form of payment. They are very easy to forge and REQUIRE verification. For this reason, Wherehouse Music uses a company that will approve the check at their own liability. For whatever reason, this company will not approve more than one check in 72 hours. So what?!? Use cash, credit cards or buy everything in one purchase. Don't whine about it like a little baby. No, not all employees know about this policy. That's because, surprise surprise, we don't have many people in this situation. If there were other people, they paid in cash or with a credit card, they didn't complain about it. If you want to complain, try yelling at all the people who write bad checks and make check verification necessary.