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    I can think of many reasons this is a very good idea:



    1. in a place requiring a hold period, tracking tiny amounts is harder then bulk
    2. if you are required to pay in checks, well high end business checks cost $4.00 each or more
    3. Wholesale business model ???
    4. better customer service (lines move faster)

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    Quote Originally Posted by HT1 View Post
    I can think of many reasons this is a very good idea:

    1. in a place requiring a hold period, tracking tiny amounts is harder then bulk
    2. if you are required to pay in checks, well high end business checks cost $4.00 each or more
    3. Wholesale business model ???
    4. better customer service (lines move faster)
    Do you think at places that pay by check, or by mail (postage) would already incorporate these factors in with there pricing? I would think all costs, labor, fuel, power and even office supplies would be factored in... I do agree that it would make no sense in writing a check that costs you $4 for $4 or less of stuff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hobo finds View Post
    Do you think at places that pay by check, or by mail (postage) would already incorporate these factors in with there pricing? I would think all costs, labor, fuel, power and even office supplies would be factored in... I do agree that it would make no sense in writing a check that costs you $4 for $4 or less of stuff.
    even if the factors are already "incorporated in" it is really hard to simply "give money away"

    right now yards are loosing money!!! no way around it, and they are looking for anyway to tread water til the prices climb back up.

    on a related note the truck scale minimum is often a Department of Agriculture (DOA) issue with the certification of the scale. meaning the certification for commerce can only go down to say .1% of the scales maximum, on truck scales that is often 200-300 Lbs

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