KanaMauna

So I had to order a new box of personal #checks. Since I only use about a half-dozen a year, this box of 80 should last me at least a decade. That got me thinking, does anyone still rely heavily on them for their purchases?

#poll

Dozens of checks a month
0%
Occasional usage
36.8%
Not anymore
36.8%
What is a "check"?
26.3%
Poll ended at .
Feb 24 at 5:47amWeb
Show threadNatasha TaylorFeb 24
@KanaMauna I've held a cheque two or three times in my entire life, and never written one (35 Australia)
Show threadKanaMaunaFeb 24

@TashTaylor

I think the US is about 2 decades behind.

Show threadraymoo the HomoGaymooFeb 24
@KanaMauna the only time i ever saw one irl was back in 2010 when i briefly worked for what turned out to be a mlm scam (it was my first job)
Show threadKanaMaunaFeb 24

@gay_ornithischians

Too bad about the job.

Show threadJoe WFeb 24

@KanaMauna The two times I got a cheque was when I visited a research centre in the US (2013) and they gave me cheques to cash in to cover my accommodation (one for each month). Exciting the bank branch with stacks of 20s made me feel anxious and a bit like in a movie.
Oh, and I had traveler's cheques when visiting the US the first time when I was 14 or so (1994? around then).

Edit: added years

Show threadKanaMaunaFeb 24

@drchaos

Traveler's cheques were being replaced by ATMs right about the time of your visit. Those were far more inconvenient than personal checks and really need to go away.

Show threadJoe WFeb 24
@KanaMauna ATMs are really useless if you are visiting and don't have a card yet that works internationally - because you are younger than, dunno, 16 and only can withdraw from your home bank on a different continent in a different currency.
Show threadKanaMaunaFeb 24

@drchaos

True.

Show threadFreddyB Aviation PhotographyFeb 24
@KanaMauna SOme items like property taxes, stale, local and federal taxes, or DMV etc. . Basically we use our cards unless there is a few to do so
Show threadKanaMaunaFeb 24
@cvvhrn same here. Plus, also contractors and handyman. They still want checks.