I have given checks to staples for purchase's for over 20 years. Friday I bought ink and the system would not take my check. The clerk would not get the manager or offer any help other then say I was a problem check bouncer. I am 67 years old and have lots of money in my account. I had to go to my bank and get a money order for the amount of my purchase. I may of only bounced a check a couple of times in my life but not in the last 25 years.
I like the value I teach 6th grade and we use them in several different areas. We use them in Social Studies and Language Arts as hard backgrounds for projects that are done over several topics and need a different side for each piece of work.