You may be right. Saw on the news that recently an employee in US was dismissed after follow-up background check (many firms are (re)checking backgrounds after Sept 11) found record of a bounced-check -- as I remember, this happened a number of years ago. (anyone happen to remember the exact details?)
Otis William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Carl Bowden > Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe > > > > > One of the things I've found strange when visiting the US is > that the country > > that invented credit cards and the internet still use cheques > so much. Can't > > understand why. > > I have a theory on this. > In the USA, there is still a very high value placed on personal > integrity, so it is fairly safe to accept a cheque from an > American. > Other societies, Canada being a prime example, have allowed this > value to erode, with the consequence that accepting a cheque is > an invitation to be out the face value on the cheque. > The company I work for (Wal-Mart) no longer accepts cheques in > Canada, I suspect because bounced cheques were cutting into the > bottom line. > > William Robb > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
