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Business Checks on the Cheap
Posted February 28, 2008 – 11:31 pm by Yakov Shafranovich in PersonalUntil recently, I didn’t need physical checks for my publishing business – instead I just used the free BillPay service provided by the bank and saved on postage. However, a few days ago I found out about the new business checking account from ING Direct that has even higher interest than consumer accounts (3.75% at time of writing). The problem is that they need a copy of a check as part of the account opening process. So, I had to order checks.
For some reason, check companies really rip you off. For example, a single box of personal checks with a simple design costs $8.99 at ChecksInTheMail.com, a little over $10/box at ChecksUnlimited, and $24/box at ClarkeAmerican which my bank uses. Business checks are almost double the price.
How much did I pay? Only $5.96/box. How? I ordered them from Walmart Checks. I ordered my personal checks from them about a year ago, and now ordered my business checks as well (I ordered my business checks through the personal checks section since I wanted a regular check book and my address for personal and business uses match). I got them a week later.
And guess what? After looking at the mail headers of the emails I got from Walmart Checks, they actually come from citm.com which is ChecksInTheMail.com. The same site that charges me almost $3 more for the same box of checks.
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2 Responses to “Business Checks on the Cheap”
Interesting info about the Walmart checks being from CITM. I never caught that. Checks in the Mail is definitely a big name in the business, this makes even more sense as to why. Walmart is probably the cheapest way to go for checks, the only downside is the limited variety. But for plain business checks $5.96 is hard to beat!
-Alan
By Personal Checks Unlimited on Feb 29, 2008
I agree that business checks for $5.96 is the lowest I’ve seen. The only cheaper option would be to try the Free checks offer at vistaprintdotcom. 25 plain checks for free.
By Justin H. from Checks For Less on Apr 3, 2008