----- Original Message ----- From: Carl Bowden Subject: Re: OT: eBay tale of woe
> > One of the things I've found strange when visiting the US is that the country > that invented credit cards and the internet still use cheques so much. Can't > understand why. I have a theory on this. In the USA, there is still a very high value placed on personal integrity, so it is fairly safe to accept a cheque from an American. Other societies, Canada being a prime example, have allowed this value to erode, with the consequence that accepting a cheque is an invitation to be out the face value on the cheque. The company I work for (Wal-Mart) no longer accepts cheques in Canada, I suspect because bounced cheques were cutting into the bottom line. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
