[TechAssist] Re: bad checks??
- From: "Damon" <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 07:27:22 -0500
Why do they always look "a bit surprised"?? They probably got the skills of
a Harlem Globetrotter, managing their rubber-checks.....heh, that fat
bastard will probably offer up another one when I go to look at his PTV.
Damon Brunger
Telrad Electronic Services
Ft Wayne, IN 46815
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 10:22 AM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks??
| We had a customer call yesterday for a service call, his two year old
| rubber check was hanging on our wall next to the counter. It had bounced
| twice and we were unable to collect it from him. He was a bit surprised
| but did come right in and take care of it and will pay cash for the
| current service. I did not have TeleCheck service then, but I do now.
|
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| Since 1972
| Jim Myers
| Telrad Electronics
| Fort Wayne, Indiana
|
|
| Intrepid Video Support wrote:
| > This kind of depends on how many bad checks you get...I thought about
it, but the extra fees are not
| > feasible for the few checks I get.
| > Jeff
| > --
| > Intrepid Video TV/VCR Repair
| > 263 S Front St, Steelton PA 17113
| > 717-939-7708; (F) 717-564-4952
| > www.intrepid-video.com www.tech-repair.net
| > ----- Original Message -----
| > From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx>
| > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
| > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:18 PM
| > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks??
| >
| >
| > One way to avoid these problems is to contact TeleCheck and get set up
| > to use their service, convert checks to electronic checks on the spot
| > AND a guarantee, if a check bounces call customer and tell them it is
| > being mailed the next morning unless they make it good with cash plus
| > 25.00 or whatever your state law allows, they'll probably be right in!
| > Then if not send it in and TeleCheck reimburses you for the face amount.
| > Maybe even the 25.00 check fee, I'm not sure any more and haven't had to
| > send any in. The plus side to this is you don't even have to take the
| > check to the bank to deposit it, it is handled just like your credit
| > card batches. Even though it is still a check and still can bounce most
| > customers think it comes out of their account as soon as they walk out
| > the door so they think it's too late to stop payment. When I hand the
| > check back to the customer after the terminal processes it most of them
| > are pleased, or some say "gee, I could have just used my debit card" and
| > I say "yup, same thing" even though it is not the same because a debit
| > card DOES debit their account right away.
| >
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| > Since 1972
| > Jim Myers
| > Telrad Electronics
| > Fort Wayne, Indiana
| >
| >
| > larry wrote:
| >
| >>i had an experience i didnt know how to solve.
| >>i repaired a tv, customer picked up and paid 75 with check.
| >>10 days later i get a letter from my bank saying they withdrew
| >>the 75 from my account because the check was stop payment.
| >>i called the customer and would always be told the man wasnt home,
| >>finally i did talk to him a week later.
| >>he said he stooped payment because he didnt think it was good
| >>enough picture.
| >>i said why didnt you call me , or bring it back , so i could
| >>make it right.
| >>at least let me have my parts back.
| >>he said no.
| >>and that i should take him to court for the 75 if i like. and
| >>hung up.
| >>i contacted my attorney, who said forget it , you been screwed.
| >>the set probably works fine and he knows you cant afford to
| >>sue him.
| >>and since then i found that he could have also stooped payment
| >>on a credit card if he had used one.
| >>are there any answers to this type of problem???
| >>Larry
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
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