"David" wrote
| Just got an email from a friend who has finally succeeded
| in having his bathroom fitted by a firm whose approach was
| best described as 'sporadic'.
| Thought you might be interested in his proposed method of
| payment.
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| Should be the last day of bathroom fitting today and then
| they'll want payment. So, I intend to go into the showroom,
| on random days and at random times, without warning, and take
| along cheques for small portions of the total amount. On some
| days, I'll go in with a cheque, unsigned, and tell them I'll
| call in the following day to finish it off.
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Go in at 9 am, drink three cups of their coffee, then tell them he hasn't
got their cheque on the van / in the car, and will have to go and get a new
one from the bank.

Write everything on the cheque upside down and tell them it'll still work
even though it looks a bit odd.

Owain