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-=> Ward Dossche wrote to Nigel Reed <=-
WD> Cheques as a mode of payment ... I haven`t used then since the late
WD> 80-ies.
Walgreens is a drug store chain in the US. Senior citizens rely heavily
on pharmacies and are some of the last holdouts writing checks.
The last time I went to pick up a prescription, I saw a notice that
read that if you wrote a check, it was authorization for them to do an
ACH debit in the amount on the check, and you wouldn`t see a cancelled
check in your bank statement. I suppose it`s quicker, more foolproof
and accomplishes the same effect - them getting paid.
... It is quite possible (after all)
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