Cheques and Supermarkets & Shops

karatedragon

This may have been on the forum before but what shops and supermarkets still accept cheques as payment for goods? :T

soolin

I think a comprehensive list may run on for some pages, might it be easier to phone the shop you want to use a cheque in and ask them?

EarthBoy

soolin wrote: »

I think a comprehensive list may run on for some pages, ..

I doubt it. Not unless you want a list of small independent outlets, with only one branch. All the large well known names have stopped taking cheques.

MrTomato

Sainsbury's certainly don't.

glider3560

Even my local independent greengrocer stopped taking cheques years ago. They now have a credit/debit card terminal, with a minimum spend of £5. I spoke to the manager once and he said it actually works out cheaper to take cards, makes people spend a little more and significantly reduced the number of fraudulent payments.

DCFC79

Well sainsburys dont, i dont think tescos do, as far as i know none of the supermarkets dont, why do you want to use cheques

boliston

Cheques are really irritating. Hopefully the banks will massively increase the cost of processing them so that more and more businesses refuse to take them.

noh

boliston wrote: »

Cheques are really irritating. Hopefully the banks will massively increase the cost of processing them so that more and more businesses refuse to take them.

They will most likely be gone completely by 31st October 2018

http://www.paymentscouncil.org.uk/media_centre/press_releases_new/-/page/855/

dane-katie

Whats wrong with cheques i used to use them all the time, why has everywhere stopped using them?

rb10

dane-katie wrote: »

Whats wrong with cheques i used to use them all the time, why has everywhere stopped using them?

They are expensive and time-consuming to process, costing both the banks and retailers a lot of money.

opinions4u

dane-katie wrote: »

Whats wrong with cheques

They bounce. They're expensive to process. Cheque books hurt my crotch when I keep them in the front pockets of my jeans.

i used to use them all the time, why has everywhere stopped using them?

Around 20+ years ago clever things called debit cards became common place.