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songbird

wrote:
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Like the customer at the service station who was making noises about
not getting screwed on auto repairs, complained the estimate was too
high and then when he came to pick up the car, wanted credit. I told
the boss either cash or cheque - no credit card, because I was sure
he'd dispute the bill with the bank - and when he decided to pay by
cheque I told the boss to lose the keys or whatever it took to keep
the guy in the shop for about 10 minutes while I grabbed the cheque
and headed out the back way with the truck to the customer's bank
branch - where I paid the $2 to have the cheque certified.
As I was going out the door the customer came in all out of breath and
asked to stop payment on the cheque, and I had a big grin on my face
when the teller told him "too late, that guy just certified the
cheque"

holy crap! if i were that worried about getting paid
i'd say cash up front.

songbird