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- Licensed Electrician
Tkb, I was thinking of the same thing. I love that bit.
Check writing problem
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kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
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- EC
Since 130 - 105 is not 20 maybe he found errors on your invoice and corrected them himself
ptonsparky
Tom
- Occupation
- EC - retired
More than once I have been handed back more change than I expected. Looking at the ten and handed them a hundred. The clerk may not of known how to count back the cash but I did get the proper change.
The checks I sign are usually computer generated. My handwritten ones are almost impossible to read. Lucky anyone gets to cash them.
The checks I sign are usually computer generated. My handwritten ones are almost impossible to read. Lucky anyone gets to cash them.
I will bet that he intentionally shorted you and was counting on the fact that you would not count it in front of him.
I doubt that he can't count money.
ptonsparky
Tom
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- EC - retired
stevenje
Senior Member
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- Yachats Oregon
Many years ago I installed a few new light fixtures and a ceiling fan in a mobile home for a girl who was working to putting herself through college. She was an exotic dancer at one of the local strip clubs. She paid me in one dollar bills.
I will bet she is still on the pole. :happysad:
kwired
Electron manager
- Location
- NE Nebraska
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- EC
Did she give you one dollar each time a different task was finished?
jaylectricity
Senior Member
- Location
- Massachusetts
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- licensed journeyman electrician
Since 130 - 105 is not 20 maybe he found errors on your invoice and corrected them himself
Haha...OK, he said he was handing me $130 for a $125 service call. I had a $5 to give back to him. In reality he handed me $110 and I gave him back $5 to make $105. I guess I messed up that sentence. And now that I think of it, since we were obviously handling a cash transaction with change and everything, I really should have just counted the money.
stevenje
Senior Member
- Location
- Yachats Oregon
- Location
- Simi Valley, CA
If you want it to work, the check will be good.:angel:
gadfly56
Senior Member
- Location
- New Jersey
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- Professional Engineer, Fire & Life Safety
I don't handle cash or checks from customers anymore. But when I did, and in my personal life, I count it in front of the person handing me the cash. Every once in a while someone would half joking say "What, you don't trust me?" and I'd reply "You might have paid me too much." Never had a problem.:thumbsup:
GUNNING
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- Gainesville, Florida
ok..got a check today they forgot to write in the amount nor put a decimal place in the dollar amount but did fill in the memo amount on how much they owe.
Signed and dated. Im wondering if I deposit it with just the whole dollars think the bank would credit $15630 instead of $156.30?
These are the people that blow the dog whistle and sic the dog on me while Im waiting to return there key to the rental.:jawdrop:
Thinking about giving out dog whistles for holloween in their neighborhood.
Signed and dated. Im wondering if I deposit it with just the whole dollars think the bank would credit $15630 instead of $156.30?
These are the people that blow the dog whistle and sic the dog on me while Im waiting to return there key to the rental.:jawdrop:
Thinking about giving out dog whistles for holloween in their neighborhood.
What's the old saying? "The checks in the mail"??? :lol:
readydave8
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- Location
- Clarkesville, Georgia
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- electrician
I got a small check a few weeks ago mistakednly written to "Budget Electric," I stamped it for deposit only and deposited it in my Ready Electric account. The bank either didn't notice or didn't care.
jmellc
Senior Member
- Location
- Durham, NC
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- Facility Maintenance Tech. Licensed Electrician
Most people are more pushed than ever and get scatter brained with details. I sometimes have to start a new invoice because I make 1 too many errors to neatly scratch out. 2 customers the past 6 months pointed out errors in my math, 1 to his credit, 1 to my credit.
kwired
Electron manager
- Location
- NE Nebraska
- Occupation
- EC
When it is not a big deal banks will let any mistake pass like wrong Payee, no signature, no endorsement. When the check is really important that it be deposited for any reason, large or small check, they will catch a mistake like that every time.
We recieived a check with only a signature and the company's name written in.The contractor told us to fill in the amount that he was ready to pay in full.Well, OK. we did that and the check bounced.So, after taking it do the DA's office we were informed since we wrote the amount( the legimate )there a was nothing they could do about the check.So, now I always see that they write the check accordingly.Later on the guy bankrupted and we never got paid.
kwired
Electron manager
- Location
- NE Nebraska
- Occupation
- EC
The check would have still bounced had the contractor filled in the amount. There was nothing wrong with the check it was the fact there was not enough funds in his account that made it bounce.
Quite often I have written a customers check out myself and then they sign it.
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