Check center?

[Over our heads]

Is check center the same thing as chexsystem?

Does doing BK affect my ability to write checks?

I tried to write a check at the vet for my girls monthly fees, and my check was denied. This stupid check center place doesn't have real people to answer the phone and I can't get anywhere with it.

I'm mad because I have never bounced a check or even tried to play beat the bank.

[falken]

I am not sure what check center is. Some places do use a check verification system for POS transactions, I never did know exactly how they work, so i'm not what methods they use to approve/deny checks.

Is there a reason you don't use a debit card for these types of transactions? You would have many less problems such as this one.

Paying bills with a check would never be a problem as they don't rely in such systems, they just deposit the check and see if it clears.

[Over our heads]

I have this one checking account that I use to pay all of the bills. This monthly fee is supposed to be auto drafted, but for some insane reason, it just doesn't come out. I do not have a debit card for this account, I didn't want to drive to the bank, so I wrote a check. It's maddening.

[falken]

In your situation it made no sense for them not to accept the check.

The verification systems are so you don't hand them a bad check and walk out with $500 worth of stuff. If you owe them the money already either way, for a monthly plan fee or services already rendered, then its crazy to deny the check. They should have taken in and dealt with it if it got returned to them.

Of course, they are just following the rules and you would probably not be able to make them realize this, you would just get "But the computer thing says not to take the check!". So instead you leave without paying at all right now... yeah, that makes a lot of sense!