GTAA - What The Hell Is Going On & Why Don't They Want My Money?

Diseqc said:
or you know
anyone under the age of 50, just doesn't use checks
we have the technology
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Diseqc - do you truly think the simplistic "technology" of using a credit card over the phone or online is the real issue here?
 
andrew said:
I honestly wouldn't be so sure. Very few people use checks these days, and there's no guarantee that they would have the procedures and personnel in place to handle a small, one-off donation that comes from a random person.

Setting everything up to take small donations via check would probably cost the GTAA more money than they would receive.
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Andrew - I think you are on to something there. If they can't answer the phones and return messages, processing a check must be a real hurdle. Not sure how the other schools and charities are able to do it, but I definitely get the message and won't be sending any more checks to the GTAA.
 
GTKlaus said:
Diseqc - do you truly think the simplistic "technology" of using a credit card over the phone or online is the real issue here?
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Some of this stuff you read here comes from an engineering mindset rather than a entrepreneurial mindset. The engineer says that a check is inefficient. The entrepreneur says that any form of valid legal tender that is the equivalent to cash and readily converted to cash is great and I will adapt my systems accordingly.

I once saw a guy at a Dairy Queen order something that wasn't on the menu. They couldn't figure out how to ring it up so they wouldn't serve him. He put a $20 bill on the counter and asked them to fix what he wanted. He was willing to pay $2o and let them keep the change on what may have been a $3 item. They wouldn't do it. The problem exceeded their rank and problem solving ability. I am pretty sure that the owner of that franchise would have found a way to get the deal done. Our AA is stumped by a check...and some of you are OK with this. Is this the level of thinking and problem solving that our school promotes in its own graduates? SMH.
 
Damn Good - I tend to agree with you, but the consensus appears to be that I am at fault for attempting to donate with a check (as Frank Zappa would say - "the unmitigated audacity!"). So I have learned my lesson and will "cease and desist" as they say. No more checks to GTAA.

Meantime, there's always the Rain Drop CJP thread (quite entertaining) and, of course, the Duke game tonight. Thx
 
GTKlaus said:
Damn Good - I tend to agree with you, but the consensus appears to be that I am at fault for attempting to donate with a check (as Frank Zappa would say - "the unmitigated audacity!"). So I have learned my lesson and will "cease and desist" as they say. No more checks to GTAA.

Meantime, there's always the Rain Drop CJP thread (quite entertaining) and, of course, the Duke game tonight. Thx
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In all honesty, you've been treated pretty decently in this thread.
it could have been at lot worse
 
DressCheeseSideSeaboard said:
If I wanted to donate some chickens or a steer, they should be able to accept that, too.
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Diseqc said:
or you know
anyone under the age of 50, just doesn't use checks
we have the technology
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Are you hipsters aware that if a person decides to leave money to GTAA in their will, those monies would be issued in the form of a check from the estate bank account? I would imagine that there have been those who have donated that way. Yeah, let's not accept checks because they are no longer cool.
 
B said:
Are you hipsters aware that if a person decides to leave money to GTAA in their will, those monies would be issued in the form of a check from the estate bank account? I would imagine that there have been those who have donated that way. Yeah, let's not accept checks because they are no longer cool.
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checks >= $10000 are worth the time to worry about
checks for $100, aren't.
 
Diseqc said:
checks >= $10000 are worth the time to worry about
checks for $100, aren't.
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A quick Google search says it costs about $1.22 in manpower and other costs to process a check, no matter the dollar amount of said check. The credit card companies charge 1 to 3% to allow a business to accept them as forms of payment. Are we really sure that refusing to take a check is a good business model? Outside of "it's not cool anymore" can you construct a good argument for your position. From my understanding of our financials, we need to find ways to be easy to do business with and not in a position to refuse any sort of legal tender that can be converted to cash easily and cheaply,
 
B said:
A quick Google search says it costs about $1.22 in manpower and other costs to process a check, no matter the dollar amount of said check. The credit card companies charge 1 to 3% to allow a business to accept them as forms of payment. Are we really sure that refusing to take a check is a good business model? Outside of "it's not cool anymore" can you construct a good argument for your position. From my understanding of our financials, we need to find ways to be easy to do business with and not in a position to refuse any sort of legal tender that can be converted to cash easily and cheaply,
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what is so ööööing hard about using a credit card?
he said he talked to him on the phone. why not just give that dude your credit card info?
or why not use the website they setup specifically for accepting credit cards?

this isn't ööööing rocket science. checks are the cutting edge technology of the 1920s. look at the trouble this dude has put himself through, multiple trips to the post office, multiple calls to his bank, writing a 500 word rant. I donated in literally less than 5 minutes and then went on with my life.

just stop using checks. that goes for every vendor you come across. they don't want a ööööing check. nobody does.
 
Diseqc - You must have missed it in an earlier post (although you replied to tell me how decently I had been treated), but I said "No more checks to GTAA". That is, I got the message.

You also must have missed that I have been sending checks to colleges and charities for many many years, every single one of which was promptly received, cashed, and acknowledged. So, in reality, not "every vendor you come across" has the same aversion to checks that you and the GTAA apparently have.

I also said I would "cease and desist" in the thread because it is getting monotonous and obviously no longer serving any purpose - if it ever did - apparently every thing is just fine save for my post and trying to donate to GT Football Recruiting by check. To quote Frank Zappa again, "the only thing in greater abundance in the universe than hydrogen is stupidity. And it has a longer shelf life." So, will it please you if I admit being stupid in trying to donate by check, and say that the shelf life of this thread has been way too long? If I could delete the entire thread, I would. And I am very sorry to have troubled anyone on StingTalk with the rant and issue.

Back to the Rain Drop CJP thread and the Duke game here in a bit ... both of which are much more entertaining.
 
Maybe your check bounced. You have to have a balance in the outgoing account that meets or exceeds the amount written on the check in order for it to work. Hope this helps! Go Jackets!
 
Diseqc said:
just stop using checks. that goes for every vendor you come across. they don't want a ööööing check. nobody does.
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Guessing you don't actually make or receive these payments very often, in the business world all of my vendors would much rather receive payment via check or wire. And I would much rather receive payment in the same manner. Of course cash is still king.

If you're simply talking retail (vendor would be a weird choice of words) Comcast may rather you pay via credit card, I don't know
 
G776T said:
Guessing you don't actually make or receive these payments very often, in the business world all of my vendors would much rather receive payment via check or wire. And I would much rather receive payment in the same manner. Of course cash is still king.

If you're simply talking retail (vendor would be a weird choice of words) Comcast may rather you pay via credit card, I don't know
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yeah, compared to a PO with net-90 or some shit I'm sure they'd love a check. but we're talking about taking payment from the general public. especially "charitable" giving, "I'll send a check" means I might forget about it completely when I hang up. That's why they tried to entice him with the basketball tickets, to make sure he actually sent a check.
 
Diseqc said:
what is so ööööing hard about using a credit card?
he said he talked to him on the phone. why not just give that dude your credit card info?
or why not use the website they setup specifically for accepting credit cards?

this isn't ööööing rocket science. checks are the cutting edge technology of the 1920s. look at the trouble this dude has put himself through, multiple trips to the post office, multiple calls to his bank, writing a 500 word rant. I donated in literally less than 5 minutes and then went on with my life.

just stop using checks. that goes for every vendor you come across. they don't want a ööööing check. nobody does.
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You have failed to answer my question in a rational manner. Forget blaming the OP. Justify a legitimate reason why the GTAA should refuse checks from people wanting to give $. Shouldn't they facilitate transactions rather than create barriers? Or are we overrun with donators such that we can turn away those who don't give a certain amount or in a certain way. I find your logic counterintuitive to the way that most businesses operate.
 
I hope somebody prints this out and sends it to tStan. I might do that tomorrow.
 
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