Oh I'm always nice....whether they bounce checks or not.....It's just that bouncers get little or lesser effort in writing up a concise estimate compared to a good customer which pays his bill.....if there were such a thing as a "drive-by estimating" and my boss didn't see cash beforehand.....well I'd use it.....You get what you pay for. Damon Brunger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Myers" <jr.myers@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 9:56 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: bad checks?? | Easy Damon, he is paying cash or credit card this time. | **************************************************************************** *************************************** | Since 1972 | Jim Myers | Telrad Electronics | Fort Wayne, Indiana | | | Damon wrote: | > 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. | > | | > **************************************************************************** | > *************************************** | > | 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. | > | > | > **************************************************************************** | > ****************************** | > | > ********* | > | > 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 | > | >> | > | >> | > | >> | > | >> | > | >> | > | > | > | > | > | | > | >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | > | > --- | > | > Lost Password: | > | > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | > | > Email Archives: | > | > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | > | > | > | > | > | > | > | | > | >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | > | > --- | > | > Lost Password: | > | > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | > | > Email Archives: | > | > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | > | > | > | | > | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | > --- | > | Lost Password: | > | http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | > | Email Archives: | > | //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | > | | > | | > | > | > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- | > Lost Password: | > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | > Email Archives: | > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | > | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- | Lost Password: | http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". | Email Archives: | //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". 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