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[northstar]

Hello,

 

Few days back I wrote a cheque and signed it and gave it to a lady to cash it, after about half an hour I got a call from the lady saying they refused to pay her, I started to play fool and asked her what was wrong, she said: they send me to the manager and she asked what kind of a cheque is this.

Knowing I had written and signed the cheque using sheaffer turquoise ink 😶 told her to come back and I will give her another one.

 

Was wondering if anyone had a similar story.

TBH I don't understand why the color should be an issue.

 

Best regards.

[fabri00]

I sign cheques for the company I work, since 20 years with sometime inks different from blue and black.

No issues.

[Runnin_Ute]

As far as I know, I have never had an issue with a check written/signed with a fountain pen.

[AndyYNWA]

Green and red inks are usually not popular for signatures. Optical scanning equipment can't read those colours.

But turquoise should be OK.

Edited November 29, 2015 by AndyYNWA

[inkstainedruth]

My previous bank (well, the bank got bought out by another company) said they only wanted checks written in blue or black. But they never blinked an eye at Noodler's Kung te Cheng or El Lawrence.

It's weird that optical scanners don't (apparently) like red, though -- back when I was working as a graphic artist (traditional layout and pasteup) red was good for touchups because it would come through as black when using a stat camera.

OTOH, I always wished back then that I could get a good non-repro blue ink for using in my Radiographs: pencils were difficult to keep sharp enough, and non-repro blue BPs tended to be blobby and smear. Although the last place I worked before I got married had a very high-end computerized model stat camera that could be programmed to pick up some non-repro blues (which actually made it harder for my boss to reject artwork from customers in favor of better quality -- for our purposes -- artwork).

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Viseguy]

Green and red inks are usually not popular for signatures. Optical scanning equipment can't read those colours.

But turquoise should be OK.

I'm guessing turquoise is too light for reliable scanning. Banks want to see dark ink on checks. FP vs. any other kind of pen doesn't matter.

[AndyYNWA]

I'm guessing turquoise is too light for reliable scanning. Banks want to see dark ink on checks. FP vs. any other kind of pen doesn't matter.

Probably

[Fuzzy_Bear]

I guess i should join the crowd. I love signing in red ink. Nothing they can legally say, though I could be wrong on this point. But so far, I have not had the same experience as you have had.

[Arkanabar]

Checks are no longer sent to processing centers. Scans of them are used instead. It's possible that your Sheaffer Turquoise is just a bit too close to non-reproducing blue for your banker's comfort.

[migo984]

How quaint. I haven't written a cheque in over 4 years at least. I don't know anyone who does here in the UK, although maybe older people stick with them. I *think* I've got a cheque book tucked away somewhere.......

[northstar]

Here we not only write cheques, but the cheques are processed manually and are not scanned, so not only our banking system belongs to the stone age, but also the people running our banks.

[drv1913]

I've been signing checks in various shades of purple ink since the '90s without any problems.

[sidthecat]

I use duplicate checks, which aren't FP-friendly. Sadly.

[gregamckinney]

The "lightest" blue I've written checks in is Skrip Peacock Blue, so not that light I guess, but with no problems.

I don't write too many checks, but most doctors I visit don't seem to be set up for electronic payment.

 

greg

[View from the Loft]

How quaint. I haven't written a cheque in over 4 years at least. I don't know anyone who does here in the UK, although maybe older people stick with them. I *think* I've got a cheque book tucked away somewhere.......

Oh I still use cheques a fair amount. Plenty of smaller business still prefer them rather than pay the high fees to accept cards.

[benay148]

When I used to work retail at a grocery store we were told to refuse any check not written in blue or black.

[miwishi63]

The general rule here in central Illinois is blue or black, but I've gotten away with dark greens...

[jmccarty3]

The "lightest" blue I've written checks in is Skrip Peacock Blue, so not that light I guess, but with no problems.

I don't write too many checks, but most doctors I visit don't seem to be set up for electronic payment.

 

That's odd. I've taken credit cards for years, and so does every other doctor I know of. We have very few patients who pay by check. We pay most of our bills electronically as well.

[gregamckinney]

 

That's odd. I've taken credit cards for years, and so does every other doctor I know of. We have very few patients who pay by check. We pay most of our bills electronically as well.

 

I wonder if I just started writing checks and never asked about c/c. That would be funny if I'm the only patient still writing checks. Well, at least I get to use my FP's.

greg

[Fuzzy_Bear]

Some things are to modern. One of the newest things is to convert a check to an electronic debit. Hate it and don't shop where they do that. Then again, I only wrote about 5 checks a year. Always forgot to post them to my register.