On Jun 7, 6:21*pm, Gary > wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > On 6/7/2012 5:54 PM, Gary wrote:
> > > Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > >> No, I don't pay a fee per check, it's not an American thing.
>
> > >> There might be some kinds of checking that might have that,
> > >> just none that I ever had.
>
> > > I don't pay a fee per check either, but I do have to buy the checks in the
> > > first place so that would be a minimal fee per check.
>
> > Semantics, but I wouldn't call that a fee.
>
> > I have a choice of banks that offer free checking to geezers ...
> > I mean, people over 50/whatever. *That would get me free checks.
> > Fact is, I pay most of my bills online, so that box of checks I have
> > will last a loooong time.
>
> > nancy
>
> I last bought a box of checks (200) several years ago. *I only write a few
> per month. The debit card has eliminated most of the checks that I used to
> write. *I'm getting low though and need to order another box. *Those cheap
> offers in the Sunday paper ads work fine. *My last box cost me $5.00 vs
> almost $20.00 if I had ordered from my bank.
>
> Gary

Same here. A box lasts me many years. I write about 3 checks on
average per mo. Hell, I'm sure not going to drive to the dentist or
doctor to pay my part of the bill.
Even my yard guy wants cash - under the table, shall we say.