Who writes checks?!

I was in Target today buying some miscellaneous items. After filling my basket with the goods I came to get, I headed over to the cashier with the shortest line. The couple in front of me didn’t have too many items so I figured this wouldn’t take too long. Good job pickin’ the right line I told myself. I usually pick the worst lines to get in. It never fails, I can get in the shortest line, but I’ll end up right behind someone who’s arguing over a thirty cent coupon that’s not getting applied. This time was no different, although not due to a crappy coupon. The couple was paying for their stuff with a personal check.

It totally reminds me of those Visa check card commercials where everything comes to a grinding halt as someone tries to pay with cash instead of a checkcard. Paying with a check is even worse than that. Who pays for things in public with checks?! Sure, pay your bills with a check – if the whole online bill-pay thing is too much of a convenience for you – but WHY on earth would you pay for groceries or goods from a store with a personal check? You gotta wait for the total amount to be rung up, then fill out the date, the amount, then write out the amount, then sign the check (we all know how checks work). If you’re truly insane, you might even write something in the memo line so when you get the check back in the mail from your bank, you’ll be reminded of how you bought toilet paper and a three-pack of underwear from Target.

Friggin’ get a credit card or a debit/check card! The convenience won’t kill you. I promise.