Reality cheque This morning I discovered that I was completely out of cheques, except for one that had the address of my former condo on it. Which I used, being in a pinch, but of course I have ordered more. The polite young man I spoke to on my bank's customer service line told me they will be $36 for a lot of 100. Good grief.
→[More:]The first time I ordered cheques (in 1991) they were $13 for 200, the second time (in 2001) they were $26 for 200, the third time (2007) they were $32 for 100, and now $36 for 100. Hasn't printing gotten cheaper with new technology? Of course one can get a lot of payments automated, and I have, but sometimes one does need to write a cheque. What's your experience with the cost of cheques, and have you found any workarounds?