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Hook
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Larry, I think the concern is that it is also to the DETRIMENT of the Mexicans.
I cant argue with Dave's comment. It's clear that gringo plates get me past many gate guards without even a question. They just raise the gate even
though they have never seen me. Yet a Mexican with national plates gets questioned every time.
It's the whole (perceived) "money talks" thing that seems to be the way of the world now.
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Natalie Ann
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
It's clear that gringo plates get me past many gate guards without even a question. They just raise the gate even though they have never seen me. Yet
a Mexican with national plates gets questioned every time.
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tuna stick
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Most U.S. banks won't cash a check if you don't have an account with them.
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Dave
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Huh?
| Quote: | Originally posted by tuna stick
Most U.S. banks won't cash a check if you don't have an account with them.
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Are you talking travelers checks?
I don't know of any bank anywhere that will cash a competitor's check without a guarantee. If the payor doesn't have an account then
the payee must pledge.
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bajalou
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The banks I've been to recently in the US will NOT cash a check unless you or the check writer have a account with them. No mention of "Pledges"
whatever they are, the just say NO.
Haven't tried travelers checks.
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Dave
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And why should they?
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
The banks I've been to recently in the US will NOT cash a check unless you or the check writer have a account with them.
No mention of "Pledges" whatever they are, the just say NO.
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By pledge I mean guarantee. When I present your check at my bank my account becomes the guarantor. the bank's gonna place a hold on
the funds until the check clears. When you open an account you sign a contract. Maybe people should start reading them. 
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bajalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
The banks I've been to recently in the US will NOT cash a check unless you or the check writer have a account with them.
No mention of "Pledges" whatever they are, the just say NO.
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By pledge I mean guarantee. When I present your check at my bank my account becomes the guarantor. the bank's gonna place a hold on
the funds until the check clears. When you open an account you sign a contract. Maybe people should start reading them. |
But you have a account - If you didn't have a account, would they cash my check for you? That is what I and tuna stick else were talking about.
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalou
But you have a account - If you didn't have a account, would they cash my check for you? |
No, they wouldn't and they shouldn't. That's my point. If I didn't have an account I would take your check to your
bank.
Why would I present your check at a bank where neither of us have an account? Why would I attempt to cash a check anywhere except my bank? And why
would any bank, except my own, accept it? How would they know if the check would pay? And since I'm not a customer, which account would they debit?
You're asking banks to trust people?
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