[MR] Paying by Check

[Lady Ceridwen of Taylorwood]

My Lady -

According to the Exchequer 101 training that I took in the past year, an
officer is supposed to (by Kingdom Law) make deposits with in 14 days of
receipt.  I personally just finished a large event and would not have wanted
all of those pre-reg checks sitting around my house.

Ceridwen of Taylorwood

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 9:44 AM, <vivianvaz at lairhaven.com> wrote:

> I have a corollary to that request.  Is there a rule that checks for an
> event cannot be cashed until after the event?
>
> I usually pay in cash at the gate because I rarely write checks and
> don't keep a bank book.  When I pay with a check for an event, it almost
> invariably takes several weeks before it is deposited.  When I pay in
> advance, I mail a check because it is so much easier than getting a
> money-order.  That may be laziness on my part, but I lead a very busy
> life (don't we all?)  Now since I very rarely use checks (a check card
> is so much more convenient) so when a check that I have written gets
> deposited a month later, I may have forgotten that I wrote it.
> Thankfully, I am in the habit of keeping a reserve in my account for
> such things, but it is startling.
>
> However, I know it is very helpful to event planners, to get the
> reservation and payment in advance of the event and I don't want to make
> their lives harder.  If payments can't be deposited within a week of
> being received, I'll try to pay with money-orders in the future.
> However, if you do receive a check, balance challenged people like me
> would really appreciate them being deposited before we forget we wrote
> them.
>
> I know that the event staff are always overworked and I REALLY
> appreciate all the effort for these wonderful events.  Please, do NOT
> take this as a criticism.  I have NO idea, and can only imagine, how
> much work it is and how many details go into an event.
>
> If any of what I have here written causes any distress, I sincerely
> apologize.  The truth is, no event flyer has ever promised, to my
> knowledge, swift processing of checks.  I know how to avoid the suprise
> check problem on my own lookout so no one out there owes me a fix.  Just
> something I wanted to bring up from the peanut gallery.
>
> Thank you for listening.
>
>  Lady Yenega de Santurce
>  Barony of CaerMear, Atlantia
>
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Lady Ceridwen of Taylorwood