"I Wasn't Taught Than in School": The person ahead of me at the store was paying by check. (I hate those people!) He was hesitating. Then he said, "I wasn't taught this in school."...

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

The person ahead of me at the store was paying by check. (I hate those people!) He was hesitating. Then he said, "I wasn't taught this in school." From what I've heard, this isn't an unusual problem. Lots of people don't know how to fill out a check. There are lines labeled "Date" and "Pay to the order of." There's a box with a $ in front. Below that is a line ending with "Dollars." Only the signature line isn't labeled.

How long can people keep blaming schools for their own stupidity?

Say Cheese Loc: Eastern PA

But they know what PayPal is.

Collhar Loc: New York City.

jerryc41 wrote:

The person ahead of me at the store was paying by ... (show quote)

How many uneducated people are there because of bad schools/teachers?

Bigmike1 Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.

As I recall one of my teachers in elementary school taught us how to fill out a check. Somebody taught me because I never had a problem doing it and I still have a checkbook in a drawer in my office, which I use occasionally. Anyone with a little common sense should be able to look at a check and figure out how to do it.

Blurryeyed Loc: NC Mountains.

jerryc41 wrote:

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Well in the days of plastic, Paypal, and online bill pay you would be surprised at how foreign writing a check can become to some, that and they never give you enough room to write out a large check on the little line..... One thousand three hundred forty three and....... as an example, things get a little cramped on that little line.

Resqu2 Loc: SW Va

Well I will add to this story and I only write a check maybe once a year but the other day I was writing a check from my main bank to my second bank to just transfer some money from one checking account to the other. I couldn’t remember if I made it out to cash or to the bank that I was transferring it to lol. The bank just said to write cash on that line.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Collhar wrote:

How many uneducated people are there because of bad schools/teachers?

If everyone who leaves a school is stupid, then you can blame the school. I remember when I was in school, some kids saw it as fun and recreation. They wound up repeating grades and not graduating, while others went on to college. School is like a huge banquet. You can eat all you want, or you can complain about the food and starve to death.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Blurryeyed wrote:

Well in the days of plastic, Paypal, and online bill pay you would be surprised at how foreign writing a check can become to some, that and they never give you enough room to write out a large check on the little line..... One thousand three hundred forty three and....... as an example, things get a little cramped on that little line.

Yes, that can be a problem. I print the amount.

Collhar Loc: New York City.

jerryc41 wrote:

If everyone who leaves a school is stupid, then you can blame the school. I remember when I was in school, some kids saw it as fun and recreation. They wound up repeating grades and not graduating, while others went on to college. School is like a huge banquet. You can eat all you want, or you can complain about the food and starve to death.

Well than it's up to the teacher to motivate and explain the rewards of a good education. That followed up by two parents.
By the by do you think that was the first check that person wrote? Ever.

LoisCroft Loc: Jonesborough, Tennessee

Not stupidity, ignorance. We didn't learn in school either, but my mother believed there were some things children must be taught; how to plant bulbs in the fall, how to make a cup of tea and how to write a check.

Dannj

I hate those checkout experiences as well. Even worse are the women...sorry, but it does always seem to be women...who don’t seem to realize they have to pay for their groceries until the checker has scanned and bagged everything and tells them the cost. Only then do they open their purse, find the wallet, locate the preferred credit card, and reverse the process before they move to on.🤬🤬🤬🤬
As for your story, it seems odd that the checkout line was his first experience writing a check.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Dannj wrote:

I hate those checkout experiences as well. Even worse are the women...sorry, but it does always seem to be women...who don’t seem to realize they have to pay for their groceries until the checker has scanned and bagged everything and tells them the cost. Only then do they open their purse, find the wallet, locate the preferred credit card, and reverse the process before they move to on.🤬🤬🤬🤬
As for your story, it seems odd that the checkout line was his first experience writing a check.

Yes! The cashier finishes the order, and the woman looks up, surprised. Then she starts digging in her purse. She might be looking for the exact amount of cash and coins - always fun. If she's paying my check, she has to find a pen. If she's paying by CC, she can't run it through the machine right. Then, when she finally manages to pay, she has to stuff everything back into their purse - neatly - a maneuver the cart away from the register.

I was in a store yesterday, and there were three registers open. Not one line was moving. Everyone had a stupid problem or a stupid question. Checkout is for checking out, not for asking what kind of primer to use or how to hang a picture.

Collhar Loc: New York City.

jerryc41 wrote:

Yes! The cashier finishes the order, and the woma... (show quote)

It must be difficult for you.

OlinBost Loc: Marietta, Ga.

As long as they are allowed to multiply......physically!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

(I was , in Jr. High, math class......... How to balance an account also.)

And he never asked anyone prior to using them???