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Wire transfers were another scam 
In Response To: I was on a club board with a CFO of a regional supermarket chain ()
When I worked for Pedrick back in the 1980s we were designing a boat for C&N in the UK. They sent his fees by wire transfer. One time, it took 10 days to get from England to Rhode Island. That was when I was paying 16% on my mortgage, so somebody, or several somebodies, in the pipeline were making some change. Multiply that by a few thousand transactions per day . . . (In those days, a check would have taken 3 days -- but nobody in our small town (Newport) would know what to do with it.)
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- There's seems to be no end to the demise of paper, today.
- I don't mind the bills, but getting change back is a pain.
- odd''lazy clerk?? of course using a card cost the store a littel.
- Followed a young fellow in grocery line last week
- My ex used to claim I was the only person she ever knew that would take off cross country
- If I have anything more then 20 bucks in my pocket
- Rember the TV commercials a few years ago?
- card vs cash
- I use cash exclusively in local stores
- Using cash in local shops raises your status above those who use plastic.
- Local shopping for me, is the grocery, couple hundred there, building supply, more hundreds there, Hamilton Marine, coup
- I use checks for larger purchases at places like Hamilton Marine
- HAD to write two checks yesterday for home insurance-flood and windstorm premiums
- I am amazed at how many people carry no cash....
- I use checks for larger purchases at places like Hamilton Marine
- Local shopping for me, is the grocery, couple hundred there, building supply, more hundreds there, Hamilton Marine, coup
- Using cash in local shops raises your status above those who use plastic.
- "Put in on the card" Statler Bros?
- I don't mind the bills, but getting change back is a pain.