easysurfer
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I just reordered checks for my checking account through my bank. It came out to $35 for 100 checks. Ouch
My checks were free. I had to order the freebie ones, and that took a little searching on the bank website to figure it out. They are basic, but good enough!I just reordered checks for my checking account through my bank. It came out to $35 for 100 checks. Ouch
I just wondered if they were triple carbon computer business checks or something--didn't mean to be too flip . That sounds pretty expensive to me.
Call, ask directly for branch manager and complain. Maybe they will give you an "after the fact" price break if you mention a competitor's name.
Nothing ventured...la la laaaaaaa
That would be pretty silly if this is the case. Ordering them online is generally the cheapest way to conduct a transaction, with the lowest overhead costs for the vendor. Why do you think all the lowest brokerage commissions are specifically for online trades?I think the expense was because of the reording through my bank's website. The price of convenience.
I never pay for checks. If a bank I am interested in does not have free checks, I ACH to and from them; or just get cash at the counter... There are plenty of banks / CUs with free checks.
You've got some classics! Those were phased out around 1990, replaced with "Date________".BTW, my stash of checks is so old that the date section has 19__!
Now we find out! It's all your fault!easysurfer, if you ordered checks through your bank you paid the huge markup many banks tack on check orders if you don't have one of their "free checks" accounts. I spent 27 years in the check printing business as a supplier to banks and credit unions (Checks In The Mail was our direct-to-consumer subsidiary). It was common to see a bank mark up the price 5-600%, but it looks like your bank mark up was closer to 1,000%. Ouch!
I doubt that. I ordered my free checks via the web. But it did take me quite a while to find the free ones for my account.I think the expense was because of the reording through my bank's website. The price of convenience.
Zig, it might be silly but it is a clear strategy to make money off a dying product and nudge people toward online banking. What better way to "encourage" you to use electronic banking than to gouge you on check pricing?That would be pretty silly if this is the case. Ordering them online is generally the cheapest way to conduct a transaction, with the lowest overhead costs for the vendor. Why do you think all the lowest brokerage commissions are specifically for online trades?