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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> Most tech's tell =
me that
they receive about 1 bounced check every 10 years. That's not =
bad.
My experience is about the same although I have received them for other
things. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">The question is, do you want to win =
the battle
or the war?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> Personally, I =
prefer to win
the war. My wife and I would rather keep peace and have a repeat
customer. We usually call the bank every day and see when there is =
enough
money to cover the check. When there is, we will then go to the =
bank
and get a cashier's check for it. We won't call the customer =
unless
we cannot resolve it on our own within about 3 weeks. I've never =
had a
bounced check that I couldn't collect on. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> On a side =
note: About
6 months ago, I ordered a mail order product that cost $225. The =
company
sent two of them. I used my debit card. My house payment =
cleared the
bank and so did the 2 products they sent, but the dozen other =
little checks
for $20 each (like my water bill) bounced. Their little oversight =
cost me
$600. Of course it is an out of state company so there's no way to =
collect. The company was absolutely NASTY to me about it. =
(Telling
me and my wife how stupid we were to order 2 when we only wanted =
1). 4
months later the corporate headquarters finally gave me about $200 in =
products
(that cost them $20) to keep peace but I won't go there
again. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman"> To make a long =
story short,
I finally recovered. I appreciated the businesses who worked with
me. Many businesses didn't charge a bounce fee, =
they apologized
for calling me and expressed thanks for my doing business there. =
Well,
guess where I still shop?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman">Ron</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML>