Yeah, try closer to 15%. Don't forget the bite that Paypal takes (owned by eBay) and the fact that Paypal is now the only choice for accepting payments.

Tedsallis

Crim Law Geek

My mother wirtes checks for almost every transaction. When I mentioned to her recently how convenient a debit card was, she went on a rant about checks.

The main basis of her rant was that her neighborhood gas station accepts her checks. The gas station has multiple signs indicating that no checks will be accepted. She is proud of the fact that according to the gas station only she and one other person are allowed to pay by check. This likely has something to do with her paying by check for over 20 years at the same gas station.

Also, she remarked about how great it was that she was able to keep a 100% accurate ledger by using checks. I tried to tell her that she can maintain a ledger the same way even if she uses a debit card. She doesn't seem to care, seeming to think that checks are still better. (In fact, I have seen people in the checkout line updating their ledger while paying with debit card, obviously not a foreign concept to people who keep ledgers.) Hoeever, she seems to think the idea that some stores (e.g. walmart) can process the check when it isn't filled out and give it back to her to use again, as a good thing. (Sounds like the stores are doing an ACH on the account instead of processing the check.) Still cannot convince her it is essentially the same thing, except *LESS* safe.

But I digress. I have written less than 100 checks my entire life. I have written two checks that were not for rent...

Ickypoopy

cluberti

cluberti

cluberti

wbabbit

unpolloloco

Antiks

Smorgasbord

t0ph

Catch the ground at around 8-9 am, it's the best (if they actually put it out) since they cut in the morning and a lot of higher quality, mis-cut stuff works it's way in.

Also, even when ground comes in pre-ground, the plant may source from many companies and therefore many countries. Just put all of them on there, instead of tracking each individual shipment and printing labels for each.

Same with pretty much anything... look at your juice, for example. Usually says Product of the USA and Mexico, or even more countries.

Wombatish

The Marionette

@LadyTL: I know, that's why i said that they should've have banned the consoles that were upgrading/replacing parts.

(tip: reading a comment before replying tends to help)

The Marionette

So, yeah, given that our prison population is GIGANTIC compared to other First World countries, and almost all of those people are getting out one day, you'd think we'd take a very keen interest in prison conditions. Like making sure prisoners don't come out feeling like they've been blatantly ripped off by profiteering suppliers.

But hey, as Americans, we're unaccountably proud of the hyper-violent, non-rehabilitative, isn't-rape-funny nature of our prisons. It's certainly one of the least attractive elements of our national character.

jaket

How does spam get "delivered" to a nonexistent address?

How would you know?

MauriceCallidice

If Microsoft declared that you had to buy a computer from them in order to get Windows, there would be a shit-storm. Yet, Apple's been doing the same thing for years and no one seems to care.

Kabukistar

brandmuffin

TheKuudere

Dracoster

Seokso

Seokso

outlulz

pittstonjoma

Lucky225