Rubber checks

[Oakey]

I have had 2 bounced checks paid to me this week. Both times the situation was rectified by the other party calling me even before I knew about it and was taken care of by them with bank fees paid. What do you guys charge/do for bounced checks?

 

[zbang]

If someone calls me before the bank does and covers all the fees, I'll probably let it slide. Once. If they do it again, it's certified funds NOW or I talk to the district attorney about it. Most places take a very dim view of bounced checks.

 

[Tiger Electrical]

I think in Illinois if they make good on the check within 30 days, there's no issue. I wouldn't complain if they rectified the situation. Charging a fee for a bounced check would only happen if they didn't cover it within 30 days. In Illinois that's a windfall with triple damages. That applies to NSF, not Stopped

Dave

 

[360Youth]

I think I agree. If it is taken care of on their part that quickly and it is not a repetitive event, than most likely the discomfort of the situation and the bank fees are probably enough.

 

[LarryFine]

Both times the situation was rectified by the other party calling me even before I knew about it and was taken care of by them with bank fees paid.

This is the kind of customer you don't ask for additional charges.

 

[TOOL_5150]

My bank just sent me a note that a check I deposited bounced yesterday. I notified my friend that 'collects money' for me from my customers about it and told me that I will be paid in cash, including the bank fees within the next 5 days. I was right in the middle of a service change out and was allready under enough stress. [It was finaled today, POCO to be out to do a disconnect/reconnect saturday] Its nice when things work out though.
The particular customer worked for the sherrifs department too! It takes all kinds.....

~Matt

 

[bradleyelectric]

The particular customer worked for the sherrifs department too! It takes all kinds.....

~Matt

I had a police chief in a small PA town tell a title company that he paid money held in escrow to me in cash and didn't get a reciept and wanted the money from the escrow. He was full of it and it took some convincing and a bunch of regular phone calls to convince the title company to send me the check. I had to bring up the fact that he said he paid me and didn't say there was a problem with the work. It was for work in a house he bought for his daughter.

 

[brian john]

I thought the question was going to be about how often to test blankets and gloves.....

 

[active1]

I don't have much of a problem but the last time my bank charged me a fee for someones bad check I deposited.